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masticating

[mas-ti-keyt] Origin

mas·ti·cate

[mas-ti-keyt]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
1.
to chew.
2.
to reduce to a pulp by crushing or kneading, as rubber.

Origin:
1640–50; < Late Latin masticātus, past participle of masticāre to chew. See mastic, -ate1

mas·ti·ca·ble [mas-ti-kuh-buhl] , adjective
mas·ti·ca·tion, noun
mas·ti·ca·tor, noun
half-mas·ti·cat·ed, adjective
re·mas·ti·cate, verb, -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
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re·mas·ti·ca·tion, noun
un·mas·ti·cat·ed, adjective
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Word Origin & History

masticate
1640s, from L.L. masticat-, pp. stem of masticare (see mastication). Related: Masticated; masticating.
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masticate mas·ti·cate (mās'tĭ-kāt')
v. mas·ti·cat·ed, mas·ti·cat·ing, mas·ti·cates
To chew food.


mas'ti·ca'tion n.

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