Hyphenation of masticates

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word masticates? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

mas-ti-cates

Definitions of masticates:

1.	Grind and knead Masticate rubber
2.	Chew (food) To bite and grind with the teeth He jawed his bubble gum Chew your food and don't swallow it! The cows were masticating the grass

Last hyphenations of this language

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