masticate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mas·ti·cate f15 [masticate masticates masticated masticating] BrE [ˈmæstɪkeɪt] NAmE [ˈmæstɪkeɪt] verb intransitive (technical)
to chew food
Derived Word: ↑mastication
Verb forms:

Word 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’).

Example Bank:
•This animal eats fruit from several trees but does not masticate the food.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  chew, manducate, jaw