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Masticate
masticate
(masticates, masticating, masticated) When you masticate food, you chew it. (FORMAL) Her mouth was working, as if she was masticating some tasty titbit... Don’t gulp everything down without masticating. VERB: V n, V • mastication Poor digestion can be caused by defective mastication of the food in the mouth. N-UNCOUNT
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verb (-cated; -cating) Etymology: Late Latin masticatus, past participle of masticare, from Greek mastichan to gnash the teeth; akin to Greek masasthai to chew — more at mandible Date: 1562 transitive verb 1. to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth ; chew 2. to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing or kneading intransitive verb chew • mastication noun • masticator noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. grind or chew (food) with one's teeth. Derivatives mastication n. masticator n. masticatory adj. Etymology: LL masticare masticat- f. Gk mastikhao gnash the teeth ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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