Masticate
21masticate — mas·ti·cate …
22masticate — mas•ti•cate [[t]ˈmæs tɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to chew (food) 2) to reduce to a pulp by crushing or kneading 3) to chew • Etymology: 1640–50; < LL masticātus, ptp. of masticāre to chew. See mastic, ate I mas′ti•ca•ble kə bəl adj. mas… …
23masticate — [c]/ˈmæstəkeɪt / (say mastuhkayt) verb (masticated, masticating) –verb (t) 1. to chew. 2. to reduce to a pulp by crushing or kneading, as rubber. –verb (i) 3. to chew on something. 4. to reduce a substance, such as rubber, to a pulp by crushing… …
24masticate — Nau ā wali, nau, naunau, nanau; mama (but not swallow); māī (rare) …
25masticate — v.tr. grind or chew (food) with one s teeth. Derivatives: mastication n. masticator n. masticatory adj. Etymology: LL masticare masticat f. Gk mastikhao gnash the teeth …
26Masticated — Masticate Mas ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Masticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Masticating}.] [L. masticatus, p. p. of masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See {Mastic}.] To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for… …
27Masticating — Masticate Mas ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Masticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Masticating}.] [L. masticatus, p. p. of masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See {Mastic}.] To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for… …
28chew on — masticate, grind with one s teeth; contemplate, consider …
29mastication — masticate ► VERB ▪ chew (food). DERIVATIVES mastication noun. ORIGIN Latin masticare, from Greek mastikhan grind the teeth …
30chew — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. masticate, gnaw, grind, champ. See food. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bite, chomp, champ, munch, crunch, masticate, nibble, nibble at, feast upon, gnaw, gulp, dispatch, grind, chew the cud, rend, gnash,… …
