Synonyms for masticate

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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