masticate
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mas·ti·cate
(măs'tĭ-kāt') 
v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates. v.tr.
To chew food.
masticator mas'ti·ca'tor n.
v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates. v.tr.
- To chew (food).
- To grind and knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp.
To chew food.
[Late Latin masticāre, masticāt-, to masticate, from Greek mastikhān, to grind the teeth.]
mastication mas'ti·ca'tion n.masticator mas'ti·ca'tor n.
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masticate
IN BRIEF: To chew with the teeth.
Masticate the food well before swallowing.
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mastication
The act of chewing. Abnormalities of this function commonly occur and often have diagnostic significance. Painful teeth may cause slow, intermittent or one-sided eating. Dropping of the food from the mouth during eating may have a similar cause. Periodic stopping eating for long periods when there is food in the mouth is a common sign in encephalitis and encephalopathy. See also cud dropping, quidding, tobacco-chewers.
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masticate
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1. to grind or crush food with the teeth to prepare it for swallowing and digestion. v 2. to chew.
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