masticates

Meaning of masticates

verb, 3rd person present
  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 masticates

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

chew

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 chew or eat:

manducate

Meaning grind to a fine powder:

triturate

Meaning nibble; chew:

chumble

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