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maceratemacerate /ˈmæsəˌreɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYmacerateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of macerare to soften, macerate VERB TABLEmacerate |
Present | I, you, we, they | macerate | | he, she, it | macerates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | macerated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have macerated | | he, she, it | has macerated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had macerated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will macerate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have macerated |
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Present | I | am macerating | | he, she, it | is macerating | | you, we, they | are macerating | Past | I, he, she, it | was macerating | | you, we, they | were macerating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been macerating | | he, she, it | has been macerating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been macerating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be macerating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been macerating |
to make something soft by leaving it in water, or to become soft in this way—maceration /ˌmæsəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |