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masticatemasticate /ˈmæstəˌkeɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYmasticateOrigin: 1600-1700 Late Latin, past participle of masticare, from Greek mastichan to press the teeth together VERB TABLEmasticate |
Present | I, you, we, they | masticate | | he, she, it | masticates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | masticated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have masticated | | he, she, it | has masticated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had masticated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will masticate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have masticated |
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Present | I | am masticating | | he, she, it | is masticating | | you, we, they | are masticating | Past | I, he, she, it | was masticating | | you, we, they | were masticating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been masticating | | he, she, it | has been masticating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been masticating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be masticating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been masticating |
to chew (=crush food between the teeth)—mastication /ˌmæstəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |