manducate
[ man-joo-keyt ]
verb (used with object),man·du·cat·ed, man·du·cat·ing.Archaic.
to chew; masticate; eat.
Origin of manducate
11615–25; <Latin mandūcātus, past participle of mandūcāre to chew, eat, derivative of mandūcus glutton; see -ate1
Other words from manducate
- man·du·ca·ble [man-joo-kuh-buhl], /ˈmæn dʒʊ kə bəl/, adjective
- man·du·ca·tion, noun
- man·du·ca·to·ry [man-joo-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈmæn dʒʊ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for manducate
manducate
/ (ˈmændjʊˌkeɪt) /
verb
(tr) literary to eat or chew
Origin of manducate
1C17: from Latin mandūcāre to chew
Derived forms of manducate
- manducation, noun
- manducatory, adjective
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