Fletcherize

[ flech-uh-rahyz ]

/ ˈflɛtʃ əˌraɪz /

to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.

Also especially British, Fletch·er·ise.

Origin of Fletcherize

1900–05, Americanism; see Fletcherism, -ize

At first people who Fletcherize or chew their food perfectly, usually lose weight.

How to Eat |Thomas Clark Hinkle
Women must learn to fletcherize freedom if it is not to give them indigestion of purpose.

The Tinder-Box |Maria Thompson Daviess
The raffish mongrel was apparently endeavouring to fletcherize a complete stranger of the Sealyham family.

The Adventures of Sally |P. G. Wodehouse
The two extra months at sea gave him an insight into a great business, and he had the time to fletcherize his ideas.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) |Elbert Hubbard

I like to Fletcherize them with my mind, and with those senses which my mind can set astir.

Sunlight Patch |Credo Fitch Harris