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1. Grind and knead
   "masticate rubber"
    
2. Chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
   "The cows were masticating the grass"
   - chew, manducate, jaw

Derived forms: masticated, masticates, masticating

See also: mastication

Type of: grate, grind, knead, work

Encyclopedia: Masticate