macerate

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Synonyms: lacerate, acerate, emacerate, macerata, moderate, acerbate, maculate, aerate, acervate, macrame, cerate

Antonyms: lacerate, acerate, emacerate, macerata, moderate, acerbate, maculate, aerate, acervate, macrame, cerate

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Verb

1. {{senseid|en|soak-soften-or-separate}}To [[soften]] (something) or [[separate]] it into pieces by (or [[as if]] by) [[soak]]ing it in a heated or unheated [[liquid]].
2. {{senseid|en|comminute-etc}} To reduce [[solid]]s to small pieces (in a [[macerator]]).
3. {{lb|en|archaic}} To make [[lean]]; to cause to [[waste]] away.
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[subdue]] the [[appetite]] by [[poor]] or [[scanty]] [[diet]]; to [[mortify]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[mortify]] the [[flesh]] in general.
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{infl of|en|macerate#Verb||past|part}} {{defdate|1541|1632}}

Noun

1. A macerated substance. {{defdate|from 1941}}

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