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Manducate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Manducate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

"He jawed his bubble gum"

"Chew your food and don't swallow it!"

"The cows were masticating the grass"

2

To chew; to masticate.

Example Sentences
"He jawed his bubble gum" verb
"Chew your food and don't swallow it!" verb
"The cows were masticating the grass" verb
See Also
chew masticate manducation eat
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
grate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
chomp champ mumble chaw crunch gnaw
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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