(transitive) To chew (food). / (transitive) To grind or knead something into a pulp.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of masticate

simple past tense and past participle of masticate

An evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.

(physiology) The process of chewing. / The process of crushing as though chewed.

Able to be chewed.

present participle of masticate

plural of mastic

Someone who masticates. / A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people.

plural of mastication