MASTICATE

chew, masticate, manducate, jaw

(verb) chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; “He jawed his bubble gum”; “Chew your food and don’t swallow it!”; “The cows were masticating the grass”

masticate

(verb) grind and knead; “masticate rubber”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

masticate (third-person singular simple present masticates, present participle masticating, simple past and past participle masticated)

(transitive) To chew (food).

(transitive) To grind or knead something into a pulp.

Anagrams

• catamites

Source: Wiktionary

Mas"ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Masticating.] Etym: [L. masticatus, p. p. of masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See Mastic.]

Definition: To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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