macerate
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əˌreɪt 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.
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Origin:
1540–50; < Latin mācerātus (past participle of mācerāre to make soft, weaken, steep); see -ate1
1540–50; < Latin mācerātus (past participle of mācerāre to make soft, weaken, steep); see -ate1
Related forms
mac·er·at·er, mac·er·a·tor, noun
mac·er·a·tive, adjective
un·mac·er·at·ed, adjective
Synonyms
5. shrink, shrivel, fade, wither.
5. shrink, shrivel, fade, wither.
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macerate (ˈmæsəˌreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| [C16: from Latin mācerāre to soften] | |
| 'macerater | |
| —n | |
| 'macerator | |
| —n | |
| 'macerative | |
| —adj | |
| macer'ation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
macerate
late 15c., 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").
Related: Macerated; macerating.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
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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Example sentences
For small amounts of fruit, a kitchen blender can be used to macerate the fruit.
It takes approximately the same amount of time to macerate five pounds of fruit as it does to macerate only one pound.
Bring it to a boil on top of the stove and then let it sit overnight to macerate.
The contractor is required to pulp, macerate, or shred the records and certify that they are appropriately destroyed.
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