Complete Definition of "macerate"

English

Pronunciation
RP:

  • IPA|/Ë�mæsÉ�reɪt/

Verb
en-verb|macerat|ing

  1. To soften (something), or separate (something) into pieces, by immersion in a liquid.
  2. To make lean; to cause to waste away.
  3. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.

Noun
en-noun

  1. A macerated substance.

References
R:1913

Category:Scripps winning words


Italian

Verb
macerate

  1. second person plural present tense & imperative of macerare

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