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masticate vt.
vi. 咀嚼 咀嚼 masticate v 1: grind and knead; " masticate rubber" 2: 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" [ synonym: { chew}, { masticate}, { manducate}, { jaw}] 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 swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food. [ 1913 Webster] 27 Moby Thesaurus words for " masticate": bite, bruise, champ, chaw, chew, chew the cud, chew up, chomp, chump, crunch, crush, gnash, gnaw, grind, gum, macerate, mash, mouth, mumble, munch, nibble, pulp, pulpify, ruminate, scrunch, smash, squash
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