macerate

Definition of Macerate in English :

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Verb

1. macerate

separate into constituents by soaking

2. macerate

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

Example Sentences:
'the tissue macerated in the water'

3. macerate

soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result

Example Sentences:
'macerate peaches'
'the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system'

4. emaciate, macerate, waste

cause to grow thin or weak

Example Sentences:
'The treatment emaciated him'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Macerate

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verb

1.

to soften or separate or be softened or separated as a result of soaking

2.

to break up or cause to break up by soaking

macerated peaches

3.

to become or cause to become thin

Macerate

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmacerˌated or ˈmacerˌating

1.

to soften and break down into component parts by soaking in liquid for some time; specif., to soften and break down (food) in the digestive system

2.

to steep (fruit or vegetables) as in wine or liquor

3. Loosely

to break, tear, chop, etc. into bits

4.

to cause to waste away or grow thin

verb intransitive

5.

to undergo maceration; waste away; grow thin

Macerate

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v. mac·er·at·ed, mac·er·at·ing, mac·er·ates

v.tr.

1. To make soft by soaking or steeping in a liquid.

2. To separate into constituents by soaking.

3. To cause to become lean, usually by starvation; emaciate.

v.intr.

To become soft or separated into constituents by soaking: "allowed the juice and skins of the white grapes to macerate together overnight before pressing" (Gerald Asher).

n. (-ĭt)

A substance prepared or produced by macerating.

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