praemasticare

praemasticare [CL prae-+LL masticare] , a to foretaste (i. e. anticipate oneself as being about to). b (intr. w. ad & acc.) to have a preliminary taste of, chew over in advance (fig.). a verba ‥ jactitantes magniloqua, invitis Saracenis se ~ant olim devotam consummaturos peregrinationem Itin. Ric. IV 35. b 1165 jam multi ~ant ad talia, optantes ut veniant scandala G. Foliot Ep. 155.