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manducate

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man⋅du⋅cate

  [man-joo-keyt]
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–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing. Archaic.
to chew; masticate; eat.
Origin:
1615–25; < L mandūcātus, ptp. of mandūcāre to chew, eat, deriv. of mandūcus glutton; see -ate 1

Related forms:
man⋅du⋅ca⋅ble  [man-joo-kuh-buhl] , adjective
man⋅du⋅ca⋅tion, noun
man⋅du⋅ca⋅to⋅ry  [man-joo-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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manducate

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] 
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