macerate

macerate
verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Latin maceratus, past participle of macerare to soften, steep Date: 1547 transitive verb 1. to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting 2. to cause to become soft or separated into constituent elements by or as if by steeping in fluid; broadly steep, soak intransitive verb to soften and wear away especially as a result of being wetted or steeped • maceration nounmacerator noun

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  • Macerate — Mac er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Macerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Macerating}.] [L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. ? to knead.] 1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.] Harvey. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • macerate — index bait (harass), plague Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • macerate — (v.) late 15c., a back formation from maceration or else from L. maceratus, pp. of macerare soften, make soft, soak, steep, related to maceria garden wall, originally of kneaded clay, from PIE *mak ero , suffixed form of root *mag to knead (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • macerate — *crush, mash, smash, bruise, squash Analogous words: *separate, part, divide: stew, seethe, simmer (see BOIL): soften (see corresponding adjective at SOFT) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • macerate — ► VERB ▪ soften or break up (food) by soaking in a liquid. DERIVATIVES maceration noun. ORIGIN Latin macerare …   English terms dictionary

  • macerate — [mas′ər āt΄] vt. macerated, macerating [< L maceratus, pp. of macerare, to make soft or tender, weaken, harass < IE base * māk , to knead > Latvian màcu, to squeeze] 1. to soften and break down into component parts by soaking in liquid… …   English World dictionary

  • macerate — [[t]mæ̱səreɪt[/t]] macerates, macerating, macerated V ERG If you macerate food, or if it macerates, you soak it in a liquid for a period of time so that it absorbs the liquid. [V n in n] I like to macerate the food in liqueur for a few minutes… …   English dictionary

  • Macerate — To soften tissues after death by soaking and by enzymatic digestion, as occurs with a stillborn. The word macerate comes from the Latin macero meaning to soften by soaking (in a liquid). * * * To soften by steeping or soaking. [see maceration] *… …   Medical dictionary

  • macerate — UK [ˈmæsəreɪt] / US [ˈmæsəˌreɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms macerate : present tense I/you/we/they macerate he/she/it macerates present participle macerating past tense macerated past participle macerated formal to make food soft… …   English dictionary

  • macerate — ma|cer|ate [ˈmæsəreıt] v [I and T] technical [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of macerare to soften, macerate ] to make something soft by leaving it in water, or to become soft in this way …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • macerate — maceravimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Augalinių ir gyvūninių audinių tarpuląsčio medžiagų ardymas ir tirpinimas. atitikmenys: angl. macerate vok. Mazerierung, f rus. мацерирование; размачивание размочка, n …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

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