manducate
[ man-joo-keyt ]
/ ˈmæn dʒʊˌkeɪt /
verb (used with object), man·du·cat·ed, man·du·cat·ing. Archaic.
to chew; masticate; eat.
Nearby words
mandrake, mandrel, mandrill, mandrin, manducable, manducate, mandyas, mane, maneb, maned wolf, manege
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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British Dictionary definitions for manducate
manducate
/ (ˈmændjʊˌkeɪt) /
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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