Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Manducate \Man"du*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manducated}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Manducating}.] [L. manducatus, p. p. of
   manducare to chew. See {Manger}.]
   To masticate; to chew; to eat. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.

Source : WordNet®

manducate
     v : chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and
         don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
         [syn: {chew}, {masticate}, {jaw}]