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masticate
Overview of verb masticate
The verb masticate has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. masticate -- (grind and knead; "masticate rubber")
2. chew, masticate, manducate, jaw -- (chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass")
Antonyms of verb masticate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb masticate
2 senses of masticate
Sense 1
masticate
=> knead, work
=> manipulate
=> handle, palm
=> touch
Sense 2
chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
=> grate, grind
=> break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
=> break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
=> change integrity
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb masticate
1 of 2 senses of masticate
Sense 2
chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
=> chomp, champ
=> champ
=> mumble, gum
=> chaw
=> crunch, munch
=> gnaw
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb masticate
2 senses of masticate
Sense 1
masticate
=> knead, work
Sense 2
chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
=> grate, grind
'Cause To' of verb masticate
Derived Forms of verb masticate
1 of 2 senses of masticate
Sense 2
chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
RELATED TO>(noun) mastication#1
=> chew, chewing, mastication, manduction
Domain of verb masticate
Domain Terms of verb masticate
Familiarity of verb masticate
masticate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb masticate
2 senses of masticate
Sense 1
masticate
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb masticate
2 senses of masticate
Sense 1
masticate
> knead, work
=> proof
=> masticate
Sense 2
chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
> grate, grind
=> gnash
=> chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb masticate
Sense 1
masticate
=> knead, work
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Sense 2
chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
=> grate, grind
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Grep of verb masticate
masticate
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