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Definition of Manducate
1. Verb. Chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth. "The cows were masticating the grass"
Specialized synonyms: Champ, Chomp, Champ, Gum, Mumble, Chaw, Crunch, Munch, Gnaw
Generic synonyms: Grate, Grind
Derivative terms: Chew, Chew, Chewer, Chewing, Jaw, Jaw, Mastication
Definition of Manducate
1. v. t. To masticate; to chew; to eat.
Definition of Manducate
1. Verb. (literary) to chew; to masticate ¹
2. Verb. (literary) to eat ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Manducate
1. [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manducate
Literary usage of Manducate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"[< manducate + -ory.J Pertaining to or employed in ... [L., a glutton, a chewer,
esp. as in def., < inand'-rr, chew: see manducate. ..."
2. The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor by Jeremy Taylor, Charles Page Eden, Reginald Heber, Alexander Taylor (1852)
"3) Either we manducate the accidents only, or else the substance of bread, ...
If we manducate bread, then 'tis capable of all the natural alterations, ..."
3. Later Writings of Bishop Hooper: Together with His Letters and Other Pieces by John Hooper (1852)
"... "Accipite et manducate," recitant, ... sibi ipsis in missa palam dixit, "
Accipite et tacite dicunt, " Accipite et manducate. ..."
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