masticate

3 definitions found

masticate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Masticate \Mas"ti*cate\, v. 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.
     [1913 Webster]

masticate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  masticate
      v 1: grind and knead; "masticate rubber"
      2: chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his
         bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The
         cows were masticating the grass" [syn: chew, masticate,
         manducate, jaw]

masticate - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "masticate":
     bite, bruise, champ, chaw, chew, chew the cud, chew up, chomp,
     chump, crunch, crush, gnash, gnaw, grind, gum, macerate, mash,
     mouth, mumble, munch, nibble, pulp, pulpify, ruminate, scrunch,
     smash, squash