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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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Macerated
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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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