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		masticatemasticate /ˈmæstəˌkeɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYmasticateOrigin: 1600-1700 Late Latin, past participle of  masticare, from  Greek  mastichan  to press the teeth together   VERB TABLEmasticate |
 | Present | I, you, we, they | masticate |   | he, she, it | masticates |  | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | masticated |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have masticated |   | he, she, it | has masticated |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had masticated |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will masticate |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have masticated |  
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 | Present | I | am masticating |   | he, she, it | is masticating |   | you, we, they | are masticating |  | Past | I, he, she, it | was masticating |   | you, we, they | were masticating |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been masticating |   | he, she, it | has been masticating |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been masticating |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be masticating |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been masticating |  
     to chew (=crush food between the teeth)—mastication /ˌmæstəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]  |