masticate \MAS-tih-kayt\, transitive verb:1. To grind or crush with or as if with the teeth in preparation for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, "to masticate food."2. To crush or knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp.
intransitive verb:1. To chew food.
Masticate comes from the past participle of Late Latin masticare, "to chew," from Greek mastichan, "to gnash the teeth." The noun form is mastication.
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Hey, Brenda -
MASTICATE on this: Sometimes we bite off more than we can chew!!
Melanie
Hi Jim
Thank you for coming by :)
that is so true......
It may be hard to swallow, if you don't masticate your food.
Bj
So I give my dog bones, to masticate? lol :) :P