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Verb: manducate  'man-dyû,keyt
  1. Bite repeatedly with the teeth, typically to grind food before swallowing it
    "manducate your food and don't swallow it!";
    - chew, masticate, jaw [informal]

Derived forms: manducated, manducates, manducating

Type of: grate, grind

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