MANDUCATE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word manducate. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| chew | verbv | |||||
noun • a wad of something chewable as tobacco • biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow verb • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth | ||||||
| consume | verbv | |||||
verb • eat up completely, as with great appetite • serve oneself to, or consume regularly • spend extravagantly • destroy completely • use up (resources or materials) • engage fully | ||||||
| devour | verbv | |||||
verb • to consume • enjoy avidly • eat up completely, as with great appetite • eat greedily | ||||||
| eat | verbv | |||||
verb • take in solid food • eat a meal; take a meal • take in food; used of animals only • worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way • use up (resources or materials) • cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid | ||||||
| ingest | verbv | |||||
verb • serve oneself to, or consume regularly • take up mentally | ||||||
| nibble | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a small byte • gentle biting verb • bite off very small pieces • bite gently • eat intermittently; take small bites of | ||||||
| partake | verbv | |||||
verb • have some of the qualities or attributes of something • have, give, or receive a share of • consume | ||||||
| ruminate | verbv | |||||
verb • chew the cuds • reflect deeply on a subject | ||||||
| swallow | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a small amount of liquid food • the act of swallowing • small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations verb • pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking • engulf and destroy • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing • utter unclearly • take back what one has said • keep from expressing • tolerate or accommodate oneself to • believe or accept without questioning or challenge | ||||||
| jaw | nounn | |||||
noun • the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth • the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth • holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information • talk incessantly and tiresomely • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| masticate | verbv | |||||
verb • grind and knead • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth | ||||||
