Definitions for: Macerate


[v] cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
[v] soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
[v] become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
[v] separate into constituents by soaking



Webster (1913) Definition: Mac"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Macerated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Macerating.] [L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to
make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. ? to knead.]
1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.]
--Harvey.

2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to
mortify. --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.

Synonyms: emaciate, waste

See Also: debilitate, douse, dowse, drain, drench, enfeeble, separate, soak, soften, sop, souse

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