Definitions for macerate
ˈmæs əˌreɪtmac·er·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. macerateverb

   separate into constituents by soaking

2. macerateverb

   become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking

   "the tissue macerated in the water"

3. macerateverb

   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. waste, emaciate, macerateverb

   cause to grow thin or weak

   "The treatment emaciated him"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. maceratenoun

   A macerated substance.

2. macerateverb

   To soften (something) or separate (something) into pieces by soaking (it) in a heated or unheated liquid.

3. macerateverb

   To make lean; to cause to waste away.

4. macerateverb

   To subdue the appetite by poor or scanty diet; to mortify.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To MACERATEverb

   Etymology: macero, Latin; macerer, French.

   1. To make lean; to wear away.

   Recurrent pains of the stomach, megrims, and other recurrent head-aches, macerate the parts, and render the looks of patients consumptive and pining. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.

   2. To mortify; to harrass with corporal hardships.

   Covetous men are all fools: for what greater folly can there be, or madness, than for such a man to macerate himself when he need not? Robert Burton, on Melancholy.

   Out of an excess of zeal they practise mortifications; whereby they macerate their bodies, and impair their health. Richard Fiddes, Sermons.

   3. To steep almost to solution, either with or without heat.

   In lotions in womens cases, he orders two portions of hellebore macerated in two cotylæ of water. Arbuthnot.

ChatGPTRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. macerate

   To macerate generally means to soften or break down something, especially food, by soaking it in a liquid. This process helps to absorb flavors or blend ingredients together. In a broader context, it can also mean to cause something to waste away or become soft usually due to negligence or lack of protection.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Macerateverb

   to make lean; to cause to waste away

2. Macerateverb

   to subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify

3. Macerateverb

   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

4. Etymology: [L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. to knead.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Macerate

   mas′ėr-āt, v.t. to steep: to soften by steeping: to make lean: to mortify.—n. Macerā′tion, act of softening by steeping: mortification of the flesh by fasting and other severe modes of living. [L. macerāre, -ātum, to steep.]

Matched Categories

1. • Enfeeble
   • Separate
   • Soften

Anagrams for macerate »

1. cream tea

2. racemate

3. camerate

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of macerate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

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   The numerical value of macerate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=macerate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Macerate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=macerate
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macerate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=macerate