Manducate \Man"du*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manducated; p. pr. & vb. n. Manducating.]

[L. manducatus, p. p. of manducare to chew. See Manger.]

To masticate; to chew; to eat. [R.]

--Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

manducate v : chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass" [syn: chew, masticate, jaw]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Manducate \Man"du*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manducated; p. pr. & vb. n. Manducating.]

[L. manducatus, p. p. of manducare to chew. See Manger.]

To masticate; to chew; to eat. [R.]

--Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)