Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To chew (food).
- v. To grind and knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp.
- v. To chew food.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To grind with the teeth, and prepare for swallowing and digestion; chew: as, to masticate food.
- To prepare for use by cutting or kneading, as with a masticator.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew.
WordNet 3.0
- v. grind and knead
- v. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
Etymologies
- Late Latin masticāre, masticāt-, to masticate, from Greek mastikhān, to grind the teeth.
Examples
“I did, however, get to masticate sika deer, which is sensational.”
“It is also possible that carbohydrates are easier to masticate compared to some other foods such as meat which may be easier to eat when puréed and spoon-fed.”
The Guardian: Baby weight: finger foods better than spoon-feeding, study suggests
“After which I need to go away and mentally masticate.”
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“Colman Andrew's book not only tells us of the life of Ferran Adria, and makes us wish to have had the opportunity to eat at the restaurant, but he also cooks up a dish that we must masticate in order to ingest.”
The Huffington Post: Lael Hazan: Eating Art: Ferran And Molecular Gastronomy
“Having bitten off this large mouthful, Mr. Burroughs proceeds with serene and beautiful satisfaction to masticate it in the following fashion.”
“To assist in learning to speak, its helps if children have foods that requires them to masticate.”
“To all the trolls:Take small bites and masticate that crow thoroughly, and ask praetorian to pass the salt.”
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“We've had an entire console generation -- and then some -- to masticate the first three Silent Hill games, and because of that, I think we're forgetting some things.”
“Seeing someone masticate and gag back up such swill makes me depressed.”
“Morning tea called for sugar and there was plenty to masticate.”
Lists
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sick out
words that make me want to die
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tbtabby "...and Loopin was masticating to it!" Jan 29, 2010
hernesheir Did they comminute anything? Nov 6, 2009
jorge999 after a long day at camp, the boys masticated furiously Nov 6, 2009
jeffrey.t.whitney I masticate 3 times a day. Jun 9, 2009
super-logos very naughty.... Aug 18, 2008
deliasailed I'll masticate your sausage. Jun 30, 2008
tbtabby I could masticate sausages all day long. Oct 19, 2007