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- pronunciation:
- mae
s
reIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
macerates, macerating, macerated |
| definition 1: |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion.
To make sangria, you need to macerate the fruit in wine. |
| definition 2: |
to cause to separate into components or dissolve by soaking.
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| definition 3: |
to cause to become thin or emaciated, as by starvation.
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| related words: |
dissolve, steep |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to soften, decompose, or separate into components as a result of soaking.
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| related words: |
steep |
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| derivations: |
macerative (adj.), maceration (n.), macerator (n.) |
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