1. Separate into constituents by soaking 
2. Become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
   "the tissue macerated in the water" 
3. Soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
   "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system" 
4. Cause to grow thin or weak
   - waste, emaciate

Derived forms: macerating, macerated, macerates

See also: maceration, macerative

Type of: debilitate, drain, enfeeble, separate, soften

Encyclopedia: Macerate

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