Definition of masticate Masticate
mas•ti•cate
We found 6 definitions of masticate from 4 different sources.
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What does masticate mean?
WordNet
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| masticate - grind and knead; "masticate rubber" | ||
| knead, work make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" | ||
| masticate - 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" | ||
| chew, manducate, jaw | ||
| grate, grind make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger" | ||
| chomp, champ chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich" | ||
| champ chafe at the bit, like horses | ||
| mumble, gum talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice | ||
| chaw chew without swallowing; "chaw tobacco" | ||
| munch, crunch make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" | ||
| gnaw bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- masticate (v. t.)
To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
Part of speech
🔤- masticate, verb, present, 1st person singular of masticate (infinitive).
- masticate, verb (infinitive).
