macerate

Speech parts

1. macerate - Noun

2. macerate - Verb

Meaning

To make lean; to cause to waste away.

To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.

To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

waste emaciate wash sop mill press powder consume crushed steep pound pulp crush wasted crushing
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Antonyms

found make free create develop build
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Hypernyms

separate drain soften debilitate enfeeble

Derivatives

macerated macerating

Anagrams

camerate racemate

Examples

The treatment emaciated him Source: Internet

macerate peaches Source: Internet

the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system Source: Internet

the tissue macerated in the water Source: Internet

Allow the apples to macerate at room temperature for a minimum of 30 minutes and a maximum of 3 hours. Source: Internet

Combine the peaches and blueberries and 2 tablespoons sugar in a bowl and let macerate for about 15 minutes. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

maceral maceranduba Macerata macerater maceration macerative