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manducate

Verb (transitive)

man=du=cate

WORDNET DICTIONARY

manducate(v = verb.consumption) chew, jaw, masticate - chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"

is one way to grate, grind

Sample sentences:
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manducate, v. t. [L. manducatus, p. p. of manducare to chew. See Manger.].

To masticate; to chew; to eat. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

manducate, v.tr. literary chew; eat.

Derivative

manducation n. manducatory adj.

Etymology

L manducare manducat- chew f. manduco guzzler f. mandere chew

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