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-keyt
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man·du·cate
/
ˈmæn
dʒʊˌkeɪt
/
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verb (used with object),
man·du·cat·ed,
man·du·cat·ing.
Archaic
.
to chew; masticate; eat.
Origin:
1615–25;
<
Latin
mandūcātus,
past participle of
mandūcāre
to chew, eat, derivative of
mandūcus
glutton;
see
-ate
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man·du·ca·ble
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dʒʊ
kə
bəl
/
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-j
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uh
l
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,
adjective
man·du·ca·tion,
noun
man·du·ca·to·ry
/
ˈmæn
dʒʊ
kəˌtɔr
i
,
-ˌtoʊr
i
/
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-j
oo
-k
uh
-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
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,
adjective
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manducate
(ˈmændjʊˌkeɪt)
—
vb
literary
(
tr
) to eat or chew
[C17: from Latin
mandūcāre
to chew]
mandu'cation
—
n
mandu'catory
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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