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masticate

verb as in chew

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Additionally, if preserving essential nutrients, vitamins, and enzymes is a must, then masticating juicers are the better choice.

Remember, however, that the saliva aids the teeth greatly, especially when you masticate your food slowly.

The child will then have sixteen teeth with which it can properly masticate soft solid food.

Next night eat one or two dry crackers; chew them slowly, masticate them thoroughly until you can swallow easily.

Thoroughly masticate the food, and well salivate it before swallowing.

I turn my back to the increasing warmth while trying to masticate a stringy piece of meat and some elastic-like bread.

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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to masticate, such as: chomp, crunch, crush, gnash, grind, and knead.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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