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masticate
verb (masticat, ing)
  1. (transitive) To chew (food).
The cow stood, quietly masticating its cud.
  1. (transitive) To grind or knead something into a pulp.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: kauwen
  • French: mastiquer
  • Italian: masticare
  • Spanish: masticar
    (trans-bottom) (trans-top, to knead)
    (trans-mid)
Etymology: From the past participle stem of later Latin masticare "chew", from Greek "grind the teeth".

     
 
  

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