Definition of macerate Macerate
mac•er•ate
We found 12 definitions of macerate from 4 different sources.
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What does macerate mean?
WordNet
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| macerate - soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system" | ||
| soften become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it" | ||
| macerate - become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water" | ||
| soften become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it" | ||
| macerate - separate into constituents by soaking | ||
| separate divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" | ||
| macerate - cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him" | ||
| waste, emaciate | ||
| debilitate, enfeeble, drain make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- macerate (v. t.)
To make lean; to cause to waste away. - macerate (v. t.)
To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. - macerate (v. t.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- macerate, verb, present, 1st person singular of macerate (infinitive).
- macerate, verb (infinitive).
