masticate
verb
mas·ti·cate
ˈma-stə-ˌkāt 
masticated; masticating
1
: to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
The cows were masticating their food.
2
: to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing or kneading
Examples of masticate in a Sentence
The cows were masticating their food.
mindlessly masticated peanuts while watching the baseball game on TV
Recent Examples on the Web
Plus centrifugal juicers produce watery or less healthy juices than masticating/slow juicers.
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
But the Republicans masticated the issue endlessly Monday nonetheless.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Peltz’s decades-long record gave them plenty to masticate.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Centrifugal juicers generally only make juice, but masticating juicers can do a few more things.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023
Crews have been preparing for over a year by clearing vegetation away from the bases of giant sequoias, thinning and masticating smaller trees, hauling off large logs and reducing the amount of vegetation around a road that surrounds the burn area, Gerhart said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
Your Questions, Answered Is a centrifugal or masticating juicer better?
Both centrifugal and masticating juicers make excellent juice.
—Caroline Thomason, Health, 5 July 2023
Your Questions, Answered Are masticating or centrifugal juicers better?
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023
Within the project footprint, crews thinned big trees to prevent fire from leaping from treetop to treetop, and masticated — or ground up — smaller trees and surface vegetation to keep flames closer to the ground.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
But the Republicans masticated the issue endlessly Monday nonetheless.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Peltz’s decades-long record gave them plenty to masticate.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Centrifugal juicers generally only make juice, but masticating juicers can do a few more things.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023
Crews have been preparing for over a year by clearing vegetation away from the bases of giant sequoias, thinning and masticating smaller trees, hauling off large logs and reducing the amount of vegetation around a road that surrounds the burn area, Gerhart said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
Your Questions, Answered Is a centrifugal or masticating juicer better?
Both centrifugal and masticating juicers make excellent juice.
—Caroline Thomason, Health, 5 July 2023
Your Questions, Answered Are masticating or centrifugal juicers better?
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023
Within the project footprint, crews thinned big trees to prevent fire from leaping from treetop to treetop, and masticated — or ground up — smaller trees and surface vegetation to keep flames closer to the ground.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
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“Masticate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masticate. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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masticate
verb
mas·ti·cate
ˈmas-tə-ˌkāt
masticated; masticating
: to grind or crush with the teeth before swallowing : chew
Medical Definition
masticate
verb
mas·ti·cate
ˈmas-tə-ˌkāt
masticated; masticating
1
: to grind, crush, and chew (food) with or as if with the teeth in preparation for swallowing
2
: to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing or kneading
: to make the motions involved in masticating food
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