macerate

Verb

1. To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
2. To reduce solids to small pieces (in a macerator).
3. (archaic) To make lean; to cause to waste away.
4. (obsolete) To subdue the appetite by poor or scanty diet; to mortify.
5. (obsolete) To mortify the flesh in general.
6. (form-of, obsolete, participle, past) past participle of macerate

Noun

A macerated substance.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæs.ə.ɹeɪt/

Etymology

First attested in 1534; borrowed from Latin mācerātus, perfect passive participle of mācerō (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from Proto-Indo-European *mag-, *mak- (“to knead”), whence make. Cognate with French macérer.

Synonyms

soak

steep

infuse

ret

waste

emaciate

drench

wear out

wet

dissolve

dowse

exhaust

fade

immerse

immersion

impregnate

languish

liquidate

maceration

marinate

mash

melt

moisten

saturate

scuff

slim

solubilize

sop

steeping

take apart

thaw

wilt

wither

wizen

insuccation

consume away

blight

impregnation pickling

crush

digest

dilute

dip

dipping

disband

dismount

dissipate

Translations

macérer

macerar

macerare

macerar

kasteien

remojar

mācerō

macerar

aufweichen

ausmergeln

abmagern

mazerieren

aufquellen

erweichen

remullar