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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
masticate /ˈmastɪkeɪt/

▶verb chew (food).

– derivatives
mastication noun,
masticator noun,
masticatory adjective.

– origin C17 (earlier (ME) as mastication): from late L. masticat-, masticare ‘chew’, from Gk mastikhan ‘gnash the teeth’.

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