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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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World English Dictionary
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 | |
| macerate (ˈmæsəˌreɪt) | |
| —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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