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.
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}]