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mas⋅ti⋅cate

  [mas-ti-keyt]
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–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; < LL masticātus, ptp. of masticāre to chew. See mastic, -ate 1

Related forms:
mas⋅ti⋅ca⋅ble  [mas-ti-kuh-buhl] , adjective
mas⋅ti⋅ca⋅tion, noun
mas⋅ti⋅ca⋅tor, noun
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Main Entry: mas·ti·cate
Pronunciation: 'mas-t&-"kAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -cat·ed; -cat·ing
transitivesenses
1 : to grind, crush, and chew (food) with or as if with the teeth in preparation for swallowing
2 : to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing orkneading masticate intransitive senses
: to make the motions involved in masticating food —mas·ti·ca·tion /"mas-t&-'kA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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