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    masticate

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Human, Food
    mas·ti·cate /ˈmæstɪkeɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  formalHBHDF to chew food 咀嚼 —mastication /ˌmæstɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]    → See Verb table
    Examples from the Corpus
    masticate• Meanwhile, to ferment the brew, old tribal women masticate more manioc and spit the juice into a bowl.• I made a wad out of the young leaves and twigs and tried to masticate slowly.    Origin masticate (1600-1700) Late Latin past participle of masticare, from Greek mastichan “to press the teeth together”
    mas·ti·cate verbChineseSyllable
    chew to food Corpus


    masticate
    mas‧ti‧cate /ˈmæstəkeɪt, ˈmæstɪkeɪt/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Late Latin
     Origin: past participle of masticare, from Greek mastichan 'to press the teeth together'
    formal to chew food
    —mastication /ˌmæstəˈkeɪʃən, ˌmæstɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]


    mas·ti·cateBrE /ˈmæstɪkeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmæstɪkeɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they masticate BrE /ˈmæstɪkeɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmæstɪkeɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it masticates BrE /ˈmæstɪkeɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmæstɪkeɪts/ 🔊past simple masticated BrE /ˈmæstɪkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmæstɪkeɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle masticated BrE /ˈmæstɪkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmæstɪkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form masticating BrE /ˈmæstɪkeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmæstɪkeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (specialist) to chew food 咀嚼（食物）▸ mas·ti·ca·tion BrE /ˌmæstɪˈkeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmæstɪˈkeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]