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Macerate

verb
(past & past part. macerated; pres. part. macerating)
1.
Separate into constituents by soaking.
2.
Become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking.
3.
Soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result.  "The gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
4.
Cause to grow thin or weak.  Synonyms: emaciate, waste.





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Words linked to "Macerate" :   soften, douse, debilitate, macerative, separate, drench, enfeeble, dowse, maceration, souse, drain, sop, soak


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