What is the meaning of macerate?

verb

  • Separate into constituents by soaking.
  • Become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking.
    • usage: "the tissue macerated in the water"
  • Soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result.
    • usage: "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
  • Cause to grow thin or weak.
    • usage: "The treatment emaciated him"
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