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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Masticate \Mas"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Masticated}; p.
pr & vb n. {Masticating}.] [L. masticatus p. p. of
masticare to chew, prob. fr mastiche mastic. See {Mastic}.]
To grind or crush with or as with the teeth and prepare for
swallowing and digestion; to chew; as to masticate food.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
masticate
v : chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum" [syn: {chew}, {manducate},
{jaw}]
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