manducate

[man-joo-keyt]

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verb (used with object), man·du·cat·ed, man·du·cat·ing. Archaic.

to chew; masticate; eat.

Origin of manducate

1615–25; < Latin mandūcātus, past participle of mandūcāre to chew, eat, derivative of mandūcus glutton; see -ate¹

Related formsman·du·ca·ble

[man-joo-kuh-buh l] /ˈmæn dʒʊ kə bəl/, adjectiveman·du·ca·tion, nounman·du·ca·to·ry

[man-joo-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈmæn dʒʊ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

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Related Words for manducate

chomp, bite, gnaw, nibble, gnash, munch, grind, masticate, chump, manducate, champ, crunch, scrunch, rend, gum, gulp, dispatch, chaw, ruminate

British Dictionary definitions for manducate

manducate

verb

(tr) literary to eat or chew

Derived Formsmanducation, nounmanducatory, adjective

Word Origin for manducate

C17: from Latin mandūcāre to chew

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