masticate

Meaning of masticate

verb
  1. chew (food).
    dentition affects how well food is masticated and absorbed
    try to masticate slowly

mid 17th century (earlier (Middle English) as mastication ): from late Latin masticat- ‘chewed’, from the verb masticare, from Greek mastikhan ‘gnash the teeth’ (related to masasthai ‘to chew’).

Information about masticate

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of masticate is: masticates.
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Hyphenation of masticate

mas-ti-cate

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • masticate is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

masticate synonyms

Meaning chew:

chew, manducate, jaw

Meaning eat (something) steadily and often audibly:

munch

Meaning (of a horse) make a noisy biting or chewing action:

champ

Meaning munch or chew noisily or vigorously:

chomp

Meaning crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound:

crunch

Meaning put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it:

eat

Meaning think deeply about something:

ruminate

Meaning grind to a fine powder:

triturate

Meaning nibble; chew:

chumble

Anagrams of masticate

catamites

Words that rhyme with masticate

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