masticate
[mas-ti-keyt]
verb (used with or without object), mas·ti·cat·ed, mas·ti·cat·ing.
to chew.
to reduce to a pulp by crushing or kneading, as rubber.
Origin of masticate
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George, continuing to masticate his bread, says it has nothing to do with him.
An OutcastF. Colburn Adams
She was trying to masticate these when there came a tap at the door.
The Toilers of the FieldRichard Jefferies
They then roll the leaf up, and masticate it for hours together.
Old JackW.H.G. Kingston
If she should masticate food her own poison would destroy her life.
The Secret of the CreationHoward D. Pollyen
And he took her teeth out of her mouth so that she should not masticate food.
The Secret of the CreationHoward D. Pollyen
masticate
verb
Word Origin for masticate
C17: from Late Latin masticāre, from Greek mastikhan to grind the teeth
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masticate
[măs′tĭ-kāt′]
v.
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