Lexic.us

Definition of Macerate

1. Verb. Separate into constituents by soaking.

2. Verb. Become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking. "The tissue macerated in the water"

3. Verb. Soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result. "The gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"

4. Verb. Cause to grow thin or weak. "The treatment emaciated him"

Definition of Macerate

1. v. t. To make lean; to cause to waste away.

Definition of Macerate

1. Verb. To soften (something) or separate (something) into pieces by soaking (it) in a heated or unheated liquid. ¹

2. Verb. (obsolete) To make lean; to cause to waste away. ¹

3. Verb. (obsolete) To subdue the appetite by poor or scanty diet; to mortify. ¹

4. Noun. A macerated substance. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Macerate

1. to soften by soaking in liquid [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]

Medical Definition of Macerate

1. To soften by steeping or soaking. Origin: see maceration (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Macerate

macdonaldite mace mace-bearer mace-bearers macebearer macebearers maced macedoine macedoines macedonian

macedonite macelike macer maceral macerals macerate (current term) macerated macerater maceraters macerates

macerating maceration macerations macerative macerator macerators macerozyme macerozymes macers maces

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