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macerate |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. --Baker. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: macerate v 1: become soft or disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water" 2: soften and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches" 3: cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him" [syn: {waste}, {emaciate}]
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