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macerate

/'mæsə,reɪt/

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verb
cause to grow thin or weak
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Similar:

emaciate waste

type of:
debilitate drain enfeeble
verb
become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
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"the tissue macerated in the water"

type of:
soften
verb
separate into constituents by soaking
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type of:
separate
verb
soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
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"macerate peaches" "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"

type of:
soften

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