macerate
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a macerated substance, sometimes used to infuse vodka with flavor.Type of foodstuff, food product
Verb (4)macerated, macerating
- separate into constituents by soakingMore general separate
- become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking“the tissue macerated in the water”More general soften
- soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result“macerate peaches”“the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system”More general softenInvolves drench, douse
- cause to grow thin or weak“The treatment emaciated him”Synonyms: wasteemaciateMore general enfeeble, debilitateCauses emaciate
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mac′er·ate transitive verb [past tense & past participle Macerated; present participle & verbal noun Macerating.]
Origin: L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. … to knead.
1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. obsolete or rare William Harvey
2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. Sir Richard 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54