masticate

masticate is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
2. verb. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

   "He jawed his bubble gum"

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

   Synonyms: chew, jaw, manducate

3. verb. grind and knead

   "masticate rubber"

Synonyms

chew, jaw, manducate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in masticate:

catamites

Common word forms

masticated, masticates, masticating

Words from these letters

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