Definition of masticate

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mas·ti·cate    (mst-kt) KEY  

VERB:
mas·ti·cat·ed , mas·ti·cat·ing , mas·ti·cates
VERB:
tr.

1. To chew (food).
2. To grind and knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp.

VERB:
intr.

To chew food.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin masticre , mastict-, to masticate, from Greek mastikhn, to grind the teeth

OTHER FORMS:
masti·cation (Noun), masti·cator (Noun)

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