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Masticate
mas-tə-kayt
Part of speech: verb
Origin: Middle English, 17th century
 
1
To chew food
2
To crush into pulp
 
 
 
Examples of Masticate in a sentence
 
"His injured jaw left him unable to masticate his meals."
 
"Rhinos have a unique way of masticating the leaves and branches they eat throughout their lives."
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