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manducate
man·du·cate
[
mánjə kàyt
]
(
past and past participle
man·du·cat·ed
,
present participle
man·du·cat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
man·du·cates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
chew something:
to chew or eat something
(
formal
)
[
Early 17th century. < late Latin
manducat-
, past participle of
manducare
(see
manger
)
]
man·du·ca·tion
[
mànjə káysh'n
]
noun
man·du·ca·to·ry
[
mánjəkə tàwree
]
adjective
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man·du·ca·tion [ mànjə káysh'n ] nounman·du·ca·to·ry [ mánjəkə tàwree ] adjective
