Definitions for macerateˈmæs əˌreɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mac•er•ateˈmæs əˌreɪt(v.)-at•ed, -at•ing.
(v.t.)to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
to cause to grow thin or waste away.
(v.i.)to become macerated.
Origin of macerate:
1540–50; < L mācerātus, ptp. of mācerāre to soak, steep, weaken
mac′er•a`tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
macerate(verb)
separate into constituents by soaking
macerate(verb)
become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
"the tissue macerated in the water"
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"
waste, emaciate, macerate(verb)
cause to grow thin or weak
"The treatment emaciated him"
Wiktionary
macerate(Noun)
A macerated substance.
macerate(Verb)
To soften (something) or separate (something) into pieces by soaking (it) in a heated or unheated liquid.
macerate(Verb)
To make lean; to cause to waste away.
macerate(Verb)
To subdue the appetite by poor or scanty diet; to mortify.
Webster Dictionary
Macerate(verb)
to make lean; to cause to waste away
Macerate(verb)
to subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify
Macerate(verb)
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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