Masticated

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Masticate \Mas"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Masticated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Masticating}.] [L. masticatus, p. p. of
     masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See {Mastic}.]
     To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for
     swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
     [1913 Webster]