masticate

Definition of Masticate in English :

1. masticate

grind and knead

Example Sentences:
'masticate rubber'

2. chew, jaw, manducate, masticate

chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

Example Sentences:
'He jawed his bubble gum'
'Chew your food and don't swallow it!'
'The cows were masticating the grass'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Masticate

verb

1.

to chew (food)

2.

to reduce (materials such as rubber) to a pulp by crushing, grinding, or kneading

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmastiˌcated or ˈmastiˌcating

1.

to chew up (food, etc.)

2.

to grind, cut, or knead (rubber, etc.) to a pulp

v. mas·ti·cat·ed, mas·ti·cat·ing, mas·ti·cates

v.tr.

1. To chew (food).

2. To grind and knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp.

v.intr.

To chew food.