masticate
to chew.
to reduce to a pulp by crushing or kneading, as rubber.
Origin of masticate
1Other words from masticate
- mas·ti·ca·ble [mas-ti-kuh-buhl], /ˈmæs tɪ kə bəl/, adjective
- mas·ti·ca·tion [mas-ti-key-shuhn] /ˌmæs tɪˈkeɪ ʃən/ noun
- mas·ti·ca·tor, noun
- half-mas·ti·cat·ed, adjective
- re·mas·ti·cate, verb, re·mas·ti·cat·ed, re·mas·ti·cat·ing.
- un·mas·ti·cat·ed, adjective
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How to use masticate in a sentence
Additionally, if preserving essential nutrients, vitamins, and enzymes is a must, then masticating juicers are the better choice.
Best juicer: All your homemade juicing needs are just a squeeze away | Irena Collaku | July 14, 2021 | Popular-ScienceRemember, however, that the saliva aids the teeth greatly, especially when you masticate your food slowly.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages | William Andrus AlcottThe child will then have sixteen teeth with which it can properly masticate soft solid food.
The Physical Life of Woman: | Dr. George H NapheysNext night eat one or two dry crackers; chew them slowly, masticate them thoroughly until you can swallow easily.
Think | Col. Wm. C. HunterThoroughly masticate the food, and well salivate it before swallowing.
Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians | William K. David
I turn my back to the increasing warmth while trying to masticate a stringy piece of meat and some elastic-like bread.
'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914 | Maurice Genevoix
British Dictionary definitions for masticate
/ (ˈmæstɪˌkeɪt) /
to chew (food)
to reduce (materials such as rubber) to a pulp by crushing, grinding, or kneading
Origin of masticate
1Derived forms of masticate
- masticable, adjective
- mastication, noun
- masticator, noun
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