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Fletch⋅er⋅ize

  [flech-uh-rahyz]
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–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
Also, especially British, Fletch⋅er⋅ise.

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism; see Fletcherism, -ize
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Main Entry: fletch·er·ize
Variant: or British fletch·er·ise /-"Iz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:-ized or British -ised; -iz·ing or British -is·ing
: to reduce (food) to tiny particles especially by prolonged chewing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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