manducate

PRONUNCIATION: (MAN-joo-kayt)


MEANING:
verb tr.: To chew or eat.


ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin mandere (to chew). Ultimately from the Indo-European root menth- (to chew), which also gave us masticate, mandible, and manger. Earliest documented use: 1623.
USAGE:
"Flem literally manducates, chewing over his surroundings."
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MANDULATE - the ability to pick and strum a mandolin while keeping time time time chewing Juicy Fruit Chewing Gum.