mas·ti·cate

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• mas|ti|cate — «MAS tuh kayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. 1. to grind (food) to a pulp with the teeth; chew: »Americans now masticate 86 million pounds of meat every day (Wall Street Journal). 2. to crush or knead (rubb …   Useful english dictionary

• re|mas|ti|cate — «ree MAS tuh kayt», transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. to chew again, as the cud; ruminate …   Useful english dictionary

• mas — mas·tic; mas·ti·cate; mas·ti·ca·tion; mas·ti·ca·tor; mas·tic·ic; mas·tic·o·phis; mas·ti·cu·ra; mas·tiff; mas·tig·amoeba; mas·tig·amoe·bi·dae; mas·tig·i·um; mas·ti·go·bran·chia; mas·ti·go·neme; mas·ti·goph·o·ra; mas·ti·go·phor·ic;… …   English syllables

• cate — ab·di·cate; ad·ju·di·cate; ad·vo·cate·ship; af·fri·cate; alem·bi·cate; al·lo·cate; al·ter·cate; alu·mi·no·sil·i·cate; ar·sen·i·cate; athe·cate; aus·pi·cate; au·then·ti·cate; bac·cate; be·a·tif·i·cate; bipli·cate; ca·ly·cate; ca·non·i·cate;… …   English syllables

• Cate Blanchett — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar al auto …   Wikipedia Español

• masticate — mas·ti·cate …   English syllables

• masticate — mas•ti•cate [[t]ˈmæs tɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to chew (food) 2) to reduce to a pulp by crushing or kneading 3) to chew • Etymology: 1640–50; < LL masticātus, ptp. of masticāre to chew. See mastic, ate I mas′ti•ca•ble kə bəl adj. mas… …   From formal English to slang

• masticate — mas|ti|cate [ mæstı,keıt ] verb intransitive or transitive TECHNICAL to CHEW (=crush food between your teeth) ╾ mas|ti|ca|tion [ ,mæstı keıʃn ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• masticate — mas|ti|cate [ˈmæstıkeıt] v [I and T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of masticare, from Greek mastichan to press the teeth together ] formal to chew food >mastication [ˌmæstıˈkeıʃən] n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ti — co·bal·ti·cyanic; co·bal·ti·cyanide; co·bal·ti·nitrite; co·chi·ti; co·chli·o·don·ti·dae; co·lec·ti·vo; co·le·op·ti·lar; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·o·quin·ti·da; com·bus·ti·bil·i·ty; com·men·ti·tious; com·par·a·ti·val; com·par·ti·men·to;… …   English syllables