Manducating
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Manducate — Man du*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manducated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Manducating}.] [L. manducatus, p. p. of manducare to chew. See {Manger}.] To masticate; to chew; to eat. [R.] Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Manducated — Manducate Man du*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manducated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Manducating}.] [L. manducatus, p. p. of manducare to chew. See {Manger}.] To masticate; to chew; to eat. [R.] Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manducate — manducable /man joo keuh beuhl/, adj. manducation, n. manducatory /man joo keuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /man joo kayt /, v.t., manducated, manducating. Archaic. to chew; masticate; eat. [1615 25; < L manducatus, ptp. of manducare to chew, eat,… … Universalium
mastication — n 1. chewing, crunching, craunch ing, munching, champing, mumbling, Fletcherism, Fletcherizing, gnawing, nibbling, biting, Dial. chawing, Both Archaic. manducation, manducating; rumination, remastication. 2. pulverization, pulverizing,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
manducate — /ˈmændʒukeɪt/ (say manjoohkayt) verb (t) (manducated, manducating) Rare to chew; masticate; eat. {Latin mandūcātus, past participle} –manducation /mændʒuˈkeɪʃən/ (say manjooh kayshuhn), noun –manducatory, adjective …
manducate — [man′do͞o kāt΄, man′dyo͞okāt΄] vt. manducated, manducating [< L manducatus, pp. of manducare: see MANGER] Rare to chew; masticate manducation n. manducatory [man′do͞okə tôr΄ē, man′dyo͞okə tôr΄ē] adj … English World dictionary
