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单词 manducate
释义

Definition of manducate in English:

manducate

verb ˈmandjʊkeɪtˈmanjəˌkāt
[with object]formal
  • Chew or eat.

    〈正式〉咀嚼;吃

    she fell upon the wretched vegetable and manducated it
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Anyway, one evening as we were manducating our victuals at a local eatery, my sweet and bashful convent girl asked me if I thought she looked fat.
    Synonyms
    eat, eat up, devour, ingest, swallow, gobble, gobble up, wolf down, gorge oneself on, feast on

Derivatives

  • manducation

  • noun mandjʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
    formal
  • manducatory

  • adjective ˈmandjʊkət(ə)rimandjʊˈkeɪt(ə)ri
    formal

Origin

Early 17th century (earlier (early 16th century) as manducation): from Latin manducat- 'chewed', from the verb manducare, from manduco 'guzzler', from mandere 'to chew'.

Definition of manducate in US English:

manducate

verbˈmanjəˌkāt
[with object]formal
  • Chew or eat.

    〈正式〉咀嚼;吃

    she fell upon the wretched vegetable and manducated it
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Anyway, one evening as we were manducating our victuals at a local eatery, my sweet and bashful convent girl asked me if I thought she looked fat.
    Synonyms
    eat, eat up, devour, ingest, swallow, gobble, gobble up, wolf down, gorge oneself on, feast on

Origin

Early 17th century (earlier ( early 16th century) as manducation): from Latin manducat- ‘chewed’, from the verb manducare, from manduco ‘guzzler’, from mandere ‘to chew’.

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