'Macerate' definitions:

Definition of 'macerate'

From: WordNet
verb
Separate into constituents by soaking
verb
Become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
verb
Soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
verb
Cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him" [syn: waste, emaciate, macerate]

Definition of 'Macerate'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. --Baker. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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