manducate

  • 1Manducate — 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] …

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  • 2manducate — [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 …

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  • 3manducate — v. [L. manducare, to chew] To bite; eat …

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  • 4manducate — 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,&#8230; …

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  • 5manducate — [ mandjʊkeɪt] verb formal chew or eat. Derivatives manducation noun manducatory adjective Origin C17 (earlier (C16) as manducation): from L. manducat , manducare chew …

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  • 6manducate — v. a. Chew, masticate, eat …

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  • 7manducate — man·du·cate …

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  • 8manducate — /ˈmændʒukeɪt/ (say manjoohkayt) verb (t) (manducated, manducating) Rare to chew; masticate; eat. {Latin mandūcātus, past participle} –manducation /mændʒuˈkeɪʃən/ (say manjooh kayshuhn), noun –manducatory, adjective …

  • 9manducate —   v.t. masticate; eat.    ♦ manducation, n.    ♦ manducatory, a …

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  • 10manducate — v.tr. literary chew; eat. Derivatives: manducation n. manducatory adj. Etymology: L manducare manducat chew f. manduco guzzler f. mandere chew …

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