mas·ti·cate
(m s t -k t )
v. mas·ti·cat·ed, mas·ti·cat·ing,
mas·ti·cates
v.tr.
1. To chew (food).
2. To grind and knead (rubber, for example) into a
pulp.
v.intr.
To chew food.
[Late Latin mastic
re, mastict-, to
masticate, from Greek mastikhn, to grind the
teeth.]
mas
ti·cation n.
mas
ti·cator
n. |
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The family must masticate all of the Girl Scout cookies that Gretchen sold to us so that we don't choke.
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