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MACERATE
waste, emaciate, macerate
(verb) cause to grow thin or weak; “The treatment emaciated him”
macerate
(verb) soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; “macerate peaches”; “the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system”
macerate
(verb) become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; “the tissue macerated in the water”
macerate
(verb) separate into constituents by soaking
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
macerate (third-person singular simple present macerates, present participle macerating, simple past and past participle macerated)
To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
(archaic) To make lean; to cause to waste away.
(obsolete) To subdue the appetite by poor or scanty diet; to mortify.
(obsolete) To mortify the flesh in general.
Noun
macerate (plural macerates)
A macerated substance.
Anagrams
• camerate, cream tea, racemate
Source: Wiktionary
Mac"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Macerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Macerating.] Etym: [L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr.
1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.] Harvey.
2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. Baker.
3. To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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