MACERATE

macerate

Noun

  1. A macerated substance.

Verb

  1. To soften (something) or separate (something) into pieces by soaking (it) in a heated or unheated liquid.
  2. To make lean; to cause to waste away.
  3. To subdue the appetite by poor or scanty diet; to mortify.


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