MACERATE
macerate
Noun
- A macerated substance.
Verb
- To soften (something) or separate (something) into pieces by soaking (it) in a heated or unheated liquid.
- To make lean; to cause to waste away.
- To subdue the appetite by poor or scanty diet; to mortify.
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