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From Fletcher + -ize, after Horace Fletcher, who advocated the practice.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
fletcherize
Today it means: To thoroughly chew (dozens or hundreds of times) before swallowing. Full definition →
Today it means: To thoroughly chew (dozens or hundreds of times) before swallowing. Full definition →
From Fletcher + -ize, after Horace Fletcher, who advocated the practice.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.