fletcherize

verb2

1. •
   To thoroughly chew (dozens or hundreds of times) before swallowing.

   • If you have learned to chew your food, continue to fletcherize, be enthusiastic about it. — 1909
2. •
   (figurative) To consume, to devour, to bite, to chew over.

   • Annette Fletcherized large numbers of romantic novels which she obtained at a free public library branch (donated by one of the biggest caliphs in the business). — 1910