macerate
[mas´er-āt] to soften by wetting or soaking.
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mac·er·ate
(mas'ĕr-āt), To soften by steeping or soaking.
[see maceration]
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macerate
(măs′ə-rāt′)v. macer·ated, macer·ating, macer·ates
v.tr.1. To make soft by soaking or steeping in a liquid.
2. To separate into constituents by soaking.
3. To cause to become lean, usually by starvation; emaciate.
v.intr. To become soft or separated into constituents by soaking: "allowed the juice and skins of the white grapes to macerate together overnight before pressing" (Gerald Asher).
n. (-ĭt) A substance prepared or produced by macerating.
mac′er·a′tion n.
mac′er·a′tor, mac′er·at′er n.
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mac·er·ate
(mas'ěr-āt) To soften by steeping or soaking.
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macerationMedical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
macerate
to cause to separate into parts by means of a digestive process, particular related to the separation of cells in tissues.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
mac·er·ate
(mas'ěr-āt) To soften by steeping or soaking.
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