masticates
Meaning of masticates
- 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 masticates
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of masticates is: masticate.
- Languages in which masticates is used:
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Hyphenation of masticates
mas-ti-cates
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- masticates is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
masticates synonyms
Meaning bite and work (food) in the mouth with the teeth, especially to make it easier to swallow:
Meaning eat (something) steadily and often audibly:
Meaning (of a horse) make a noisy biting or chewing action:
Meaning munch or chew noisily or vigorously:
Meaning crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound:
Meaning put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it:
Meaning think deeply about something:
Meaning chew or eat:
Meaning grind to a fine powder:
Meaning nibble; chew:
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