Macerate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmæsəreɪt|
Brit.
|ˈmæsəreɪt|
verb ↓
- separate into constituents by soaking
- become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
- become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
the tissue macerated in the water
- soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a resultmacerate peaches
the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system
- cause to grow thin or weak (syn: emaciate, waste)the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system
Examples
...garnished with cherries that had been macerated in liqueur...
the tissue macerated in the water
the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: macerate
he/she/it: macerates
present participle: macerating
past tense: macerated
past participle: macerated
I/you/we/they: macerate
he/she/it: macerates
present participle: macerating
past tense: macerated
past participle: macerated