'Masticate' definitions:
Definition of 'masticate'
verb
Grind and knead; "masticate rubber"
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" [syn:
chew, masticate,
manducate,
jaw]
Definition of 'Masticate'
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Masticate \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.
[1913 Webster]
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bite,
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bruise,
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champ,
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chaw,
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chew,
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chew the cud,
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chew up,
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chomp,
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chump,
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crunch,
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crush,
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gnash,
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gnaw,
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grind,
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gum,
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macerate,
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mash,
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mouth,
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mumble,
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munch,
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nibble,
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pulp,
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pulpify,
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ruminate,
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scrunch,
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smash,
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squash
Words containing 'Masticate'
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Mastic,
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Masticable,
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Masticated,
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Masticating,
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Mastication,
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Masticator,
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Barbary mastic,
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Mastic Beach,
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Mastic, NY,
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mastic tree,
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Mastic Beach, NY,
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Peruvian mastic tree,
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West Indian mastic
