macerate

mac·er·ate

M0005800 (măs′ə-rāt′)v. mac·er·at·ed, mac·er·at·ing, mac·er·ates v.tr.1. To make soft by soaking or steeping in a liquid.2. To separate into constituents by soaking.3. To cause to become lean, usually by starvation; emaciate.v.intr. To become soft or separated into constituents by soaking: "allowed the juice and skins of the white grapes to macerate together overnight before pressing" (Gerald Asher).n. (-ĭt) A substance prepared or produced by macerating.

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[Latin mācerāre, mācerāt-; see mag- in Indo-European roots.]

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mac′er·a′tion n.mac′er·a′tor, mac′er·at′er n.

macerate

(ˈmæsəˌreɪt) vb1. (General Physics) to soften or separate or be softened or separated as a result of soaking2. (Cookery) to break up or cause to break up by soaking: macerated peaches. 3. to become or cause to become thin[C16: from Latin mācerāre to soften] ˈmacerˌater, ˈmacerˌator n ˈmacerative adj ˌmacerˈation n

mac•er•ate

(ˈmæs əˌreɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. 1. to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid. 2. to cause to grow thin or waste away. v.i. 3. to become macerated. [1540–50; < Latin mācerātus, past participle of mācerāre to soak, steep, weaken] mac`er•a′tion, n. mac′er•a`tive, adj. mac′er•a`tor, n.

macerate

- Meaning "to soften," it comes from Greek massein, "knead."See also related terms for soften.

macerate

Past participle: macerated
Gerund: macerating

Imperative
macerate
macerate

Present
I macerate
you macerate
he/she/it macerates
we macerate
you macerate
they macerate

Preterite
I macerated
you macerated
he/she/it macerated
we macerated
you macerated
they macerated

Present Continuous
I am macerating
you are macerating
he/she/it is macerating
we are macerating
you are macerating
they are macerating

Present Perfect
I have macerated
you have macerated
he/she/it has macerated
we have macerated
you have macerated
they have macerated

Past Continuous
I was macerating
you were macerating
he/she/it was macerating
we were macerating
you were macerating
they were macerating

Past Perfect
I had macerated
you had macerated
he/she/it had macerated
we had macerated
you had macerated
they had macerated

Future
I will macerate
you will macerate
he/she/it will macerate
we will macerate
you will macerate
they will macerate

Future Perfect
I will have macerated
you will have macerated
he/she/it will have macerated
we will have macerated
you will have macerated
they will have macerated

Future Continuous
I will be macerating
you will be macerating
he/she/it will be macerating
we will be macerating
you will be macerating
they will be macerating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been macerating
you have been macerating
he/she/it has been macerating
we have been macerating
you have been macerating
they have been macerating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been macerating
you will have been macerating
he/she/it will have been macerating
we will have been macerating
you will have been macerating
they will have been macerating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been macerating
you had been macerating
he/she/it had been macerating
we had been macerating
you had been macerating
they had been macerating

Conditional
I would macerate
you would macerate
he/she/it would macerate
we would macerate
you would macerate
they would macerate

Past Conditional
I would have macerated
you would have macerated
he/she/it would have macerated
we would have macerated
you would have macerated
they would have macerated

macerate

To soak food in a liquid.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	macerate - separate into constituents by soakingmacerate - become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
	2.	macerate - become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"soften - become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"macerate - separate into constituents by soaking
	3.	macerate - soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"soften - make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry"
	4.	macerate - cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"emaciate, wastedebilitate, enfeeble, drain - make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

macerate

verb soften, soak, steep, squash, pulp, mash, infuse I like to macerate the food in liqueur for a few minutes before serving.

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