'Macerating' definitions:

Definition of 'Macerating'

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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. [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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