Etymology

manducate

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Today it means: To chew (something); to masticate. Full definition →

Latin mandūcātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed frommandūcātus
  2. English todaymanducate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin mandūcātus, perfect passive participle of to chew, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French manger.

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