Meaning ofmanducatein English

Verb

1. to break down food with teeth; chew
   The rabbit began to manducate the fresh greens in its cage.
2. to consume or swallow food
   The baby learned to manducate solid food at six months old.
3. to masticate (literary context)
   The squirrel started to manducate the nuts it had collected.
4. to ingest or take in nutrients
   The patient had difficulty learning to manducate and swallow properly.