Associations to the word «Masticate»

Wiktionary

MASTICATE, verb. (transitive) To chew (food).
MASTICATE, verb. (transitive) To grind or knead something into a pulp.

Dictionary definition

MASTICATE, verb. Grind and knead; "masticate rubber".
MASTICATE, verb. Chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke