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Macerate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Macerate has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

A macerated substance.

Verb
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

"The treatment emaciated him"

5

To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.

Example Sentences
"the tissue macerated in the water" verb
"macerate peaches" verb
"the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system" verb
"The treatment emaciated him" verb
See Also
macerates soak macerater pultaceous separate maceration sour soften
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
separate soften enfeeble
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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