mastication
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tɪˌkeɪt verb (used with object), verb (used without object), mas·ti·cat·ed, mas·ti·cat·ing.
1.
to chew.
2.
to reduce to a pulp by crushing or kneading, as rubber.
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World English Dictionary
masticate (ˈmæstɪˌkeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to chew (food) |
| 2. | to reduce (materials such as rubber) to a pulp by crushing, grinding, or kneading |
| [C17: from Late Latin masticāre, from Greek mastikhan to grind the teeth] | |
| 'masticable | |
| —adj | |
| masti'cation | |
| —n | |
| 'masticator | |
| —n | |
| masticate (ˈmæstɪˌkeɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to chew (food) |
| 2. | to reduce (materials such as rubber) to a pulp by crushing, grinding, or kneading |
| [C17: from Late Latin masticāre, from Greek mastikhan to grind the teeth] | |
| 'masticable | |
| —adj | |
| masti'cation | |
| —n | |
| 'masticator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
mastication
1560s, from L. masticationem (nom. masticatio), from masticare "to chew" (cf. O.Fr. maschier, Fr. mâcher), probably from Gk. mastikhan "to gnash the teeth," related to mastax "mouth, jaws," and masasthai "to chew," from PIE *menth- "to chew, mouth" (cf. L. mandere "to chew," Goth. munþs,
O.E. muð "mouth").
masticate
1640s, from L.L. masticat-, pp. stem of masticare (see mastication). Related: Masticated; masticating.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
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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Example sentences
Mastication effort is less important than the size of the material being masticated.
Mechanical mastication of shrubs and small trees has become a popular method of fuels management.
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