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Definitions for: Masticate
[v] chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
[v] grind and knead; "masticate rubber"
Webster (1913) Definition: Mas"ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masticated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Masticating.] [L. masticatus, p. p. of
masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See Mastic.]
To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for
swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
Synonyms: chew, jaw, manducate
See Also: champ, chaw, chomp, crunch, gnaw, grate, grind, gum, knead, mumble, munch, work
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