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1. (v.t.) macerate
to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
2. macerate
to cause to grow thin or waste away.
3. (v.i.) macerate
to become macerated.
Etymology: (1540–50; < L mācerātus, ptp. of mācerāre to soak, steep, weaken)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) macerate
separate into constituents by soaking
2. (verb) macerate
become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
"the tissue macerated in the water"
3. (verb) macerate
soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
"macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
4. (verb) waste, emaciate, macerate
cause to grow thin or weak
"The treatment emaciated him"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) macerate
to make lean; to cause to waste away
2. (verb) macerate
to subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify
3. (verb) macerate
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
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