macerate
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[mas-uh-reyt] 
əˌreɪt
verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid. |
| 2. | to soften or decompose (food) by the action of a solvent. |
| 3. | to cause to grow thin. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to undergo maceration. |
| 5. | to become thin or emaciated; waste away. |
Related forms:
mac⋅er⋅at⋅er, mac⋅er⋅a⋅tor, noun
mac⋅er⋅a⋅tive, adjective
Synonyms:
5. shrink, shrivel, fade, wither.
5. shrink, shrivel, fade, wither.
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| mac·er·ate (mās'ə-rāt') v. mac·er·at·ed, mac·er·at·ing, mac·er·ates v. tr.
To become soft or separated into constituents by soaking: "His winemaker 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. [Latin mācerāre, mācerāt-; see mag- in Indo-European roots.] mac'er·a'tion n., mac'er·a'tor, mac'er·at'er n. |
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Macerate
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.
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macerate
1491 (implied in maceration), from L. maceratus, pp. of macerare "soften," related to maceria "garden wall," originally "of kneaded clay," from PIE base *mag-/*meg- "to knead" (cf. Gk. magis "kneaded mass, cake," mageus "one who kneads, baker;" O.C.S. mazo "to anoint, smear;" Bret. meza "to knead;" M.Ir. maistir "to churn").
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Main Entry: 1mac·er·ate
Pronunciation: 'mas-&-"rAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
transitive senses
: to soften (as tissue) by steeping or soaking so as to separate into constituent elementsmacerate intransitive senses
: to undergomaceration
Main Entry: 2mac·er·ate
Pronunciation: 'mas-&-r&t
Function: noun
: a product of macerating : something prepared bymaceration
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macerate mac·er·ate (mās'ə-rāt')
v. mac·er·at·ed, mac·er·at·ing, mac·er·ates
- To make soft by soaking or steeping in a liquid.
- To separate into constituents by soaking.
A substance prepared or produced by macerating.
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