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Webster 1913 Edition


Masticate

Mas′ti-cate

,
Verb.
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
.

Definition 2024


masticate

masticate

English

Verb

masticate (third-person singular simple present masticates, present participle masticating, simple past and past participle masticated)

  1. (transitive) To chew (food).
    The cow stood, quietly masticating its cud.
  2. (transitive) To grind or knead something into a pulp.

Quotations

1832 1892 1896 1927
ME « 15th c. 16th c. 17th c. 18th c. 19th c. 20th c. 21st c.

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Interlingua

Participle

masticate

  1. past participle of masticar

Italian

Verb

masticate

  1. second-person plural present of masticare

Participle

masticate

  1. feminine plural of the past participle of masticare

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Latin

Verb

masticāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of masticō