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Grammar : Verb
Spell : mas-ti-keyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæs tɪˌkeɪt



Définition of masticate

Origin :
  • 1640s, back-formation from mastication, or else from Late Latin masticatus, past participle of masticare "to chew." Related: Masticated; masticating.
  • verb chew
Example sentences :
  • George, continuing to masticate his bread, says it has nothing to do with him.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams
  • She was trying to masticate these when there came a tap at the door.
  • Extract from : « The Toilers of the Field » by Richard Jefferies
  • They then roll the leaf up, and masticate it for hours together.
  • Extract from : « Old Jack » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • And he took her teeth out of her mouth so that she should not masticate food.
  • Extract from : « The Secret of the Creation » by Howard D. Pollyen
  • If she should masticate food her own poison would destroy her life.
  • Extract from : « The Secret of the Creation » by Howard D. Pollyen
  • Sayre bit out a page from the pad and began to masticate it.
  • Extract from : « The Gay Rebellion » by Robert W. Chambers
  • Their stomachs, however, and breasts, were easy to masticate.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 399, January 1849 » by Various
  • Take time to masticate and cultivate a cheerful appetite while you eat.
  • Extract from : « Fletcherism » by Horace Fletcher
  • Masticate well every mouthful of food, whether it seems to need it or not.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopedia of Diet, Vol. 4 (of 5) » by Eugene Christian
  • He should swallow the seeds and pulp whole, and masticate and swallow the skins.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopedia of Diet, Vol. 4 (of 5) » by Eugene Christian

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