Masticate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

grind and knead

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈæstᵻkˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈastɪkˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈastɪkˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈæstᵻkˌeɪt/.

Examples

masticate rubber
He jawed his bubble gum
Chew your food and don't swallow it!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

manducate chew jaw

Parts of Speech

verb	grind and knead “masticate rubber”
verb	chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth “He jawed his bubble gum”

Word Forms

chewer	noun	someone who chews (especially someone who chews tobacco)
chew	noun	a wad of something chewable as tobacco
chewing	noun	biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
mastication	noun	biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
jaw	noun	the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kauen

mahlen und kneten

🇫🇷French

mastiquer

broyer et pétrir

🇪🇸Spanish

masticar

moler y amasar

🇮🇹Italian

masticare

macinare e impastare

🇳🇱Dutch

kauwen

malen en kneden

🇵🇹Portuguese

mastigar

moer e amassar

🇷🇺Russian

жевать

измельчать и месить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चबाना

पीसो और गूंधो

🇧🇩Bengali

ম্যাস্টিকেট

পিষে নিন

🇮🇳Tamil

மாஸ்டிகேட்

அரைத்து பிசையவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మాస్టికేట్

రుబ్బు మరియు మెత్తగా పిండిని పిసికి కలుపు

🇮🇳Marathi

मस्तकी

बारीक करा आणि मळून घ्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

માસ્ટિકેટ

ગ્રાઇન્ડ અને ભેળવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾಸ್ಟಿಕೇಟ್

ಪುಡಿಮಾಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆರೆಸಬಹುದಿತ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാസ്റ്റിക്

പൊടിക്കുക, കുഴക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਸਟਿਕ

ਪੀਸ ਅਤੇ ਗੁਨ੍ਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماسٹییٹ

پیسنا اور گوندھا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咀嚼

研磨和揉捏

🇯🇵Japanese

咀嚼する

粉砕して練る

🇰🇷Korean

씹다

갈고 반죽하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhai kỹ

xay và nhào

🇹🇭Thai

เคี้ยว

บดและนวด

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengunyah

haluskan dan uleni

🇲🇾Malay

mengunyah

kisar dan uli

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عجن

طحن وعجن

🇮🇷Persian

بنه

آسیاب و ورز دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

çiğnemek

öğütün ve yoğurun

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִלְעוֹס

לטחון וללוש

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The primary meaning of 'masticate' is 'grind and knead'.

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Using 'masticate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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