VOOZH

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/definition/manducate

⇱ manducate - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

- See Also:
- - Mandingo
  - Mandinka
  - mandioca
  - mandira
  - mandola
  - mandolin
  - mandragora
  - mandrake
  - mandrel
  - mandrill
  - manducate
  - mandyas
  - mane
  - maneb
  - maned wolf
  - manège
  - manes
  - Manet
  - Manetho
  - maneuver
  - maneuverable
- Recent searches:
- View All

manducate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(man′jŏŏ kāt′)

in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | English Usage | Conjugator | in context | images

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

man•du•cate (man′jŏŏ kāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. [Archaic.]

to chew; masticate;
eat.

Latin mandūcātus, past participle of mandūcāre to chew, eat, derivative of mandūcus glutton; see -ate¹
1615–25

man′du•ca′tion, n.

'manducate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "manducate" in the title:

Chew/masticate/manducate

Visit the English Only Forum.
Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

Look up "manducate" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "manducate" at dictionary.com

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Links: ⚙️Preferences | Abbreviations | Pron. Symbols | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Support WR | Forums | Suggestions

Advertisements

Advertisements

Report an inappropriate ad.

WordReference.com

WORD OF THE DAY

GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.

Firefox users: use search shortcuts for the fastest search of WordReference.

Copyright © 2026 WordReference.com

Please report any problems.