"masticate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈmæstɪkeɪt/ Audio: en-us-masticate.ogg [US], en-au-masticate.ogg [Australia] Forms: masticates [present, singular, third-person], masticating [participle, present], masticated [participle, past], masticated [past]
Etymology: From Latin masticātus, perfect passive participle of masticō (“to chew”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Alternatively, back-formation from mastication, either ultimately from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω (mastikháō, “to grind the teeth”). Compare French mastiquer. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|masticātus}} Latin masticātus, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{backform|en|mastication|nocap=1}} back-formation from mastication, {{der|en|grc|μαστιχάω||to grind the teeth}} Ancient Greek μαστιχάω (mastikháō, “to grind the teeth”), {{cog|fr|mastiquer}} French mastiquer Head templates: {{en-verb}} masticate (third-person singular simple present masticates, present participle masticating, simple past and past participle masticated)
  1. (transitive) To chew (usually food). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-masticate-en-verb-LteO0Fuf Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bavarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Bavarian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 64 36
  2. (transitive) To grind or knead something into a pulp. Tags: transitive Translations (to knead): dabaazn (Bavarian German), jauhaa (Finnish), soseuttaa (Finnish), kremja í mauk (english: crush into a mush) (Icelandic), hnoða í mauk (Icelandic), kōrapu (Māori), месить (mesitʹ) (Russian), knåda (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-masticate-en-verb-AXUQbbwf Categories (other): English back-formations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'to knead': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: masticable, masticator, nonmasticating, premasticate, remasticate, unmasticated Related terms: mastic, mastication, masticatory, macerate (english: not to be confused, despite shared themes of soaking, softening, and comminution)

Verb [Interlingua]

Head templates: {{head|ia|participle}} masticate
  1. past participle of masticar Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: masticar
    Sense id: en-masticate-ia-verb-TsqjdWJ1 Categories (other): Interlingua entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} masticate
  1. second-person plural present indicative of masticare Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person Form of: masticare
    Sense id: en-masticate-it-verb-alq5ZmqT Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 27 14 51 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 14 57 4 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 88 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|past participle form|g=f-p}} masticate f pl
  1. feminine plural of masticato Tags: feminine, form-of, participle, plural Form of: masticato
    Sense id: en-masticate-it-verb-qjoQpumo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Latin]

Forms: masticāte [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=masticāte}} masticāte
  1. second-person plural present active imperative of masticō Tags: active, form-of, imperative, plural, present, second-person Form of: masticō
    Sense id: en-masticate-la-verb-yv8UMk4v Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} masticate
  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of masticar combined with te Tags: form-of, imperative, object-second-person, object-singular, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: masticar
    Sense id: en-masticate-es-verb-opGZPvbz Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1832, Charles Dickens, chapter 4, in The Pickwick Papers:",
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          "ref": "1892, Herman Melville, chapter 12, in Typee: A Romance of the South Seas:",
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          "ref": "1896, H. G. Wells, chapter 8, in The Island of Dr. Moreau:",
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          "ref": "1927-1929, Mahatma Gandhi, translated by Mahadev Desai, An Autobiography or The Story of my Experiments with Truth, published 1940:",
          "text": "The vegetables were not to be cooked but merely grated fine, if I could not masticate them.",
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          "ref": "2001, Nadine Gordimer, The Pickup:",
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          "ref": "2023 April 22, Yvonne C. Lam, “Supermarket Anzac biscuit taste test: from ‘beautiful’ to ‘an intense workout’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2023:",
          "text": "Several tasters noted the “overly sweet” coconut aroma, carrying through to a “too sweet” flavour and “too chewy” mouthfeel. One taster said that masticating the biscuit felt like “an intense workout”.",
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          "ref": "2024 September 28, Harry Blank, “Not Ready for Prime Time”, in Deadlined, →ISBN, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2025, page 604:",
          "text": "At the moment Carter snapped, a lunch break in J&M turned into a blood riot when half a dozen technicians dropped their snacks and began cannibalizing each other instead. In I&T, their opposite numbers began beating each other to death with keyboards, chairs, and even computer monitors while their Chief masticated her husband's digits.",
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        "(transitive) To chew (usually food)."
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        "(transitive) To grind or knead something into a pulp."
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          "text": "\"By tasting it, to be sure,\" said I, masticating a morsel that Kory-Kory had just put in my mouth.",
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          "ref": "1927-1929, Mahatma Gandhi, translated by Mahadev Desai, An Autobiography or The Story of my Experiments with Truth, published 1940:",
          "text": "The vegetables were not to be cooked but merely grated fine, if I could not masticate them.",
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          "ref": "2023 April 22, Yvonne C. Lam, “Supermarket Anzac biscuit taste test: from ‘beautiful’ to ‘an intense workout’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2023:",
          "text": "Several tasters noted the “overly sweet” coconut aroma, carrying through to a “too sweet” flavour and “too chewy” mouthfeel. One taster said that masticating the biscuit felt like “an intense workout”.",
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          "ref": "2024 September 28, Harry Blank, “Not Ready for Prime Time”, in Deadlined, →ISBN, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2025, page 604:",
          "text": "At the moment Carter snapped, a lunch break in J&M turned into a blood riot when half a dozen technicians dropped their snacks and began cannibalizing each other instead. In I&T, their opposite numbers began beating each other to death with keyboards, chairs, and even computer monitors while their Chief masticated her husband's digits.",
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        "To chew (usually food)."
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        "(transitive) To chew (usually food)."
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        "transitive"
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        "To grind or knead something into a pulp."
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        "(transitive) To grind or knead something into a pulp."
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to knead",
      "word": "jauhaa"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to knead",
      "word": "soseuttaa"
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      "code": "bar",
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      "sense": "to knead",
      "word": "dabaazn"
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      "english": "crush into a mush",
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      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "to knead",
      "translation": "crush into a mush",
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      "code": "is",
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      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "to knead",
      "word": "hnoða í mauk"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "to knead",
      "word": "kōrapu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "mesitʹ",
      "sense": "to knead",
      "word": "месить"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to knead",
      "word": "knåda"
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}

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        "second-person plural present indicative of masticare"
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        "feminine plural of masticato"
      ],
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        "canonical"
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          "word": "masticō"
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      ],
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}

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