Definition of macerate

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mac·er·ate    (ms-rt) KEY  

VERB:
mac·er·at·ed , mac·er·at·ing , mac·er·ates
VERB:
tr.

1. To make soft by soaking or steeping in a liquid.
2. To separate into constituents by soaking.
3. To cause to become lean, usually by starvation; emaciate.

VERB:
intr.

To become soft or separated into constituents by soaking: "His winemaker allowed the juice and skins of the white grapes to macerate together overnight before pressing" (Gerald Asher).

NOUN:
(-t)

A substance prepared or produced by macerating.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin mcerre , mcert-; see mag- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
macer·ation (Noun), macer·ator or macer·ater (Noun)

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