Definition
To chew food thoroughly and extensively, following the practice of Fletcherism; to masticate food many times before swallowing.
Etymology
From 'Fletcher' (the originator) plus the '-ize' suffix (meaning to cause or practice). This verb was coined during the early 1900s health craze to describe the specific eating practice.
Kelly Says
The word 'fletcherize' actually appeared in major dictionaries by the 1920s—it was significant enough that people thought this guy's chewing method deserved its own verb. That's how much he influenced health culture, even though most of his specific claims turned out to be exaggerated.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፍላችርይዝ
fla-chi-riz
ARالعربية
فلاتشريز
fila-tʃi-riz
BNবাংলা
ফ্লেচারাইজ করুন
fletcher-ai-z korun
CACatalà
fletcheritzar
flet-cher-i-tar
CSČeština
fletcherizovat
flet-cher-i-zo-vat
DADansk
fletcherisere
flet-cher-i-se-re
DEDeutsch
Fletcherisieren
fletscher-i-sieren
ELΕλληνικά
φλέτσερεια
flet-se-re-ya
ESEspañol
fletcherizar
flet-cher-i-zar
FAفارسی
فلچر کردن
flet-cher kard-an
FISuomi
fletcherisoida
flet-cher-i-so-i-da
FRFrançais
fletcheriser
flet-ʃɛ-ri-se
GUGU
ફલેચરિઝ
fletch-er-i-z
HAHA
fletcherize
flet-cher-i-ze
HIहिन्दी
फ्लेचरइज़ करना
fletcher-i-z karna
HUMagyar
fletcherizálni
flet-cher-i-za-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
fletcherize
flet-cher-i-ze
IGIG
fletcherize
flet-cher-i-ze
ITItaliano
fletcherizzare
flet-che-ri-tzar-re
JA日本語
フレッチャー化する
fureccha-ka-waru-suru
KKKK
флетчеризация
flet-cher-i-za-ciya
KMKM
ហ្វលេសឆើរ
h-vlet-che-r
KO한국어
플레처이즈하다
peuleocheu-i-jeu-hada
MRMR
फ्लेचरइज करा
fletcher-i-z kara
MSBahasa Melayu
fletcherize
flet-cher-i-ze
MYမြန်မာ
ဖလက်ချာရို
hlet-cha-ro
NLNederlands
fletcheriseren
flet-cher-i-se-ren
NONorsk
fletcherisere
flet-cher-i-se-re
PAPA
ਫਲੈਚਰਾਈਜ ਕਰਨਾ
flet-cher-i-z karna
PLPolski
fletcherizować
flet-cher-i-zo-vat
PTPortuguês
fletcherizar
flet-ʃer-i-zar
RORomână
fletcheriza
flet-cher-i-za
RUРусский
флетчеризировать
flet-cher-i-z-ir-vat
SVSvenska
fletcherisera
flet-cher-i-se-ra
SWKiswahili
fletcherize
flet-cher-i-ze
TAதமிழ்
ஃப்ளெட்சர்ரைஸ் செய்யுங்கள்
fletsher-rai-s se-i-y-u-ng-gal
TEతెలుగు
ఫ్లెచ్చర్రైజ్ చేయండి
fletch-er-rai-z che-ya-ndi
THไทย
ฟลัดเชอไรซ์
flad-cher-ait
TLTL
fletcherize
flet-cher-i-ze
TRTürkçe
fletcherize etmek
flet-cher-i-ze e-mek
UKУкраїнська
флетчеризувати
flet-cher-i-zu-vat
URاردو
فلچر کرنا
flet-cher karna
VITiếng Việt
fletcherize
flet-cher-i-ze
YOYO
fletcherize
flet-cher-i-ze
ZUZU
fletcherize
flet-cher-i-ze