manducate
[
man
-j
oo
-keyt]
/ˈmæn dʒʊˌkeɪt/
verb (used with object)
,
manducated,
manducating.
Archaic.
1.
to chew; masticate; eat.
Origin
1615-25;
<
Latin
mandūcātus,
past participle of
mandūcāre
to chew, eat, derivative of
mandūcus
glutton; see
-ate
1
Related forms
manducable
[
man
-j
oo
-k
uh
-b
uh
l]
/ˈmæn dʒʊ kə bəl/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
manducation,
noun
manducatory
[
man
-j
oo
-k
uh
-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
/ˈmæn dʒʊ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
manducate
manducate
/
ˈmændjʊˌkeɪt
/
verb
1.
(
transitive
) (
literary
) to eat or chew
Derived Forms
manducation,
noun
manducatory,
adjective
Word Origin
C17: from Latin
mandūcāre
to chew