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gnaw vs manducate

manducate vs gnaw

gnaw and manducate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gnaw No No Yes No
manducate No No Yes No
As verbs, manducate is a hypernym of gnaw; that is, manducate is a word with a broader meaning than gnaw:
  • gnaw: bite or chew on with the teeth
  • manducate: chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
Other hypernyms of gnaw include chew, jaw, masticate, bite, seize with teeth.
gnaw (verb) manducate (verb)
become ground down or deteriorate chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
bite or chew on with the teeth
Difference between gnaw and manducate

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