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Defenition of the word macerate

    • Defenition of the word macerate

      • soften and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"
      • become soft or disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
      • cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
      • soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
      • become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
      • separate into constituents by soaking
      • cause to grow thin or weak
      • soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
      • become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking

    Synonyms for the word macerate

      • chop into pieces
      • chop up
      • crush
      • emaciate
      • grind
      • mash
      • pound
      • pulp
      • waste

    Similar words in the macerate

      • macerate
      • macerated
      • macerates

    Hypernyms for the word macerate

      • debilitate
      • drain
      • enfeeble
      • separate
      • soften

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