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   Mas·ti·cate

   /ˈmastəˌkāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. chew (food): "dentition affects how well food is masticated and absorbed"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (earlier (late Middle English) as mastication): from late Latin masticat- ‘chewed’, from the verb masticare, from Greek mastikhan ‘gnash the teeth’ (related to mastax ‘jaw’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. mastication noun
   • 2. masticatory adjective

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   What does masticate mean?

   • 1.To chew (food). 2. To grind and knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp. To chew food. [Late Latin masticāre, masticāt-, to masticate, from Greek mastikhān, to grind the teeth .] mas′ti·ca′tion n. mas′ti·ca′tor n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What does mastic mean?

   • 1.to chew (food). 2. to reduce to a pulp by crushing or kneading. 3. to chew. [1640–50; < Late Latin masticātus, past participle of masticāre to chew. See mastic, -ate 1]

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   Where did masticate come from?

   • OED's earliest evidence for masticate is from 1562, in a translation by William Fulwood, author. masticate is of multiple origins. Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) formed within English, by back-formation. Etymons: Latin masticat-, masticare; mastication n.

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   Where does the word mastication come from?

   • mid 17th cent. (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’). The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   Definition of masticate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define masticate. masticate synonyms, masticate pronunciation, masticate translation, English dictionary definition of masticate. v. mas·ti·cat·ed , mas·ti·cat·ing , mas·ti·cates v. tr. 1. To chew . 2. To grind and knead into a pulp. v. intr. To chew food. mas′ti·ca′tion n....

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   Definitions of 'masticate' When you masticate food, you chew it. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'masticate' American English: mæstɪkeɪt British English: mæstɪkeɪt. More. Conjugations of 'masticate' present simple: I masticate, you masticate [...] past simple: I masticated, you masticated [...] past participle: masticated. More.

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   What does the verb masticate mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb masticate, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. masticate has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. liturgical (mid 1600s) manufacturing (1840s) See meaning & use.

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   masticate meaning, definition, what is masticate: to chew food: Learn more.

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   to reduce (materials such as rubber) to a pulp by crushing, grinding, or kneading. Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin masticāre, from Greek mastikhan to grind the teeth. 'masticate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): chew - gum - manducate - masticatory - tough - triturate.

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   May 19, 2024 · 1. to chew up (food, etc.) 2. to grind, cut, or knead (rubber, etc.) to a pulp. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. mastication (ˌmastiˈcation) noun. masticator (ˈmastiˌcator) noun. Word origin.