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mas·ti·cate
(măs′tĭ-kāt′)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 masticāre, masticāt-, to masticate, from Greek mastikhān, to grind the teeth.]
mas′ti·ca′tion n.
mas′ti·ca′tor n.
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masticate
(ˈmæstɪˌkeɪt)vb
1. (Physiology) to chew (food)
2. to reduce (materials such as rubber) to a pulp by crushing, grinding, or kneading
[C17: from Late Latin masticāre, from Greek mastikhan to grind the teeth]
ˈmasticable adj
ˌmastiˈcation n
ˈmastiˌcator n
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mas•ti•cate
(ˈmæs tɪˌkeɪt)v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.t.
1. to chew (food).
2. to reduce to a pulp by crushing or kneading.
v.i. 3. to chew.
mas′ti•ca•ble (-kə bəl) adj.
mas`ti•ca′tion, n.
mas′ti•ca`tor, n.
mas′ti•ca•to`ry (-kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
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masticate
Past participle: masticated
Gerund: masticating
| Imperative |
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| masticate |
| masticate |
| Present |
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| I masticate |
| you masticate |
| he/she/it masticates |
| we masticate |
| you masticate |
| they masticate |
| Preterite |
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| I masticated |
| you masticated |
| he/she/it masticated |
| we masticated |
| you masticated |
| they masticated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am masticating |
| you are masticating |
| he/she/it is masticating |
| we are masticating |
| you are masticating |
| they are masticating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have masticated |
| you have masticated |
| he/she/it has masticated |
| we have masticated |
| you have masticated |
| they have masticated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was masticating |
| you were masticating |
| he/she/it was masticating |
| we were masticating |
| you were masticating |
| they were masticating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had masticated |
| you had masticated |
| he/she/it had masticated |
| we had masticated |
| you had masticated |
| they had masticated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will masticate |
| you will masticate |
| he/she/it will masticate |
| we will masticate |
| you will masticate |
| they will masticate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have masticated |
| you will have masticated |
| he/she/it will have masticated |
| we will have masticated |
| you will have masticated |
| they will have masticated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be masticating |
| you will be masticating |
| he/she/it will be masticating |
| we will be masticating |
| you will be masticating |
| they will be masticating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been masticating |
| you have been masticating |
| he/she/it has been masticating |
| we have been masticating |
| you have been masticating |
| they have been masticating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been masticating |
| you will have been masticating |
| he/she/it will have been masticating |
| we will have been masticating |
| you will have been masticating |
| they will have been masticating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been masticating |
| you had been masticating |
| he/she/it had been masticating |
| we had been masticating |
| you had been masticating |
| they had been masticating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would masticate |
| you would masticate |
| he/she/it would masticate |
| we would masticate |
| you would masticate |
| they would masticate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have masticated |
| you would have masticated |
| he/she/it would have masticated |
| we would have masticated |
| you would have masticated |
| they would have masticated |
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Verb 1. masticate - grind and knead; "masticate rubber"
2. [画像:masticate - chew (food)]masticate - 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"
champ - chafe at the bit, like horses
gum, mumble - grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"
chaw - chew without swallowing; "chaw tobacco"
gnaw - bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker"
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masticate
verb chew, eat, champ, crunch, munch Her mouth was working, as if she was masticating some tasty titbit.
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masticate
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mas·ti·cate
v. masticar, mascar.
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