English-Thai Dictionary

masticate

VI เคี้ยว  บด  chew munch kiao

 

masticate

VT เคี้ยว  บด  chew munch kiao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MASTICATE

v.t.[L. mastico.] To chew; to grind with the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; as, to masticate food.

 

MASTICATED

pp. Chewed.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MASTICATE

Mas "ti *cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masticated; p. pr. & vb. n.Masticating. ] Etym: [L. masticatus, p. p. of masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See Mastic. ]

 

Defn: To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.

 

MASTICATER

MASTICATER Mas "ti *ca `ter, n.

 

Defn: One who masticates.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

masticate

mas ti cate |ˈmastiˌkāt ˈmæstəˌkeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] chew (food ). DERIVATIVES mas ti ca tion |ˌmastiˈkāSHən |noun, mas ti ca tor |-ˌkātər |noun, mas ti ca to ry |ˈmastikəˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin masticat- ‘chewed, ’ from the verb masticare, from Greek mastikhan ‘gnash the teeth ’ (related to masasthai ‘to chew ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

masticate

masticate |ˈmastɪkeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] chew (food ). DERIVATIVES mastication |-ˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, masticator noun, masticatory adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (earlier (Middle English ) as mastication ): from late Latin masticat- ‘chewed ’, from the verb masticare, from Greek mastikhan ‘gnash the teeth ’ (related to masasthai ‘to chew ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

masticate

masticate verb strong jaws enable them to masticate the bones of their prey: chew, munch, champ, chomp, crunch, eat; formal manducate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

masticate

masticate verb this lizard eats a wide variety of plants but does not masticate the food: chew, munch, champ, chomp, crunch, eat; ruminate, chew the cud; technical manducate, triturate; rare chumble.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

masticate

mas ti cate /mǽstɪkèɪt /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〈食べ物など 〉をかむ, そしゃくする (chew ).