# fletcherize

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To thoroughly chew (dozens or hundreds of times) before swallowing.
2. To consume, to devour, to bite, to chew over.

## Etymology
From Fletcher + -ize, after Horace Fletcher, who advocated the practice.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fletcherize