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macerate

/ macerate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
"macerate peaches"
"the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
Type of:
soften
Derived:
maceration
Entails:
drench douse dowse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
"the tissue macerated in the water"
Type of:
soften
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
separate into constituents by soaking
Type of:
separate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
cause to grow thin or weak
"The treatment emaciated him"
Type of:
enfeeble debilitate drain
Derived:
bonyness emaciation gauntness maceration wastage
Causes:
emaciate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
2
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soften separate enfeeble debilitate drain