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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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