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Added 10 October 2026

manducate

verb

Latin root: mandūcātus First recorded: 1623 Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about manducate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To chew (something); to masticate.
To eat (something).

Origin

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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