manducate
[ man-joo-keyt ]
/ ˈmæn dʒʊˌkeɪt /
verb (used with object), man·du·cat·ed, man·du·cat·ing. Archaic.
to chew; masticate; eat.
Origin of manducate
1615–25; < Latin
mandūcātus, past participle of
mandūcāre to chew, eat, derivative of
mandūcus glutton; see
-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM manducate
man·du·ca·ble [man-joo-kuh-buh l] /ˈmæn dʒʊ kə bəl/, adjective man·du·ca·tion, noun man·du·ca·to·ry [man-joo-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈmæn dʒʊ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby manducate
mandragora,
mandrake,
mandrel,
mandrill,
mandrin,
manducate,
mandyas,
mane,
maneb,
maned wolf,
manes
British Dictionary definitions for manducate
manducate
/ (ˈmændjʊˌkeɪt) /
verb
(tr) literary
to eat or chew
Derived forms of manducate
manducation, noun manducatory, adjectiveWord Origin for manducate
C17: from Latin
mandūcāre to chew