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masticate (v.)
[masticate 词源字典]
1640s, back-formation from
mastication
, or else from Late Latin
masticatus
, past participle of
masticare
"to chew." Related:
Masticated
;
masticating
.
[masticate etymology, masticate origin, 英语词源]