Masticate (Verb)

Definition 1: To chew or to grind to a pulp.

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Usage 1: You should be sure to masticate your food sufficiently before swallowing.

Suggested usage: The word "pulverize" is a bit overused by sports announcers, so give this word some use. "I'm not only going to win this argument, I'm going to masticate him and spit him out." Almost anything done with the mouth falls within the range of this word's metaphors. To indicate passionate articulation, you might say, "In his restrained fury he masticated each word carefully."

Etymology: Late Latin masticare, mastict- "to chew," from Greek mastikhan "to gnash the teeth."

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