Macerate - Definition
macerate
v 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"
[syn: waste, emaciate, macerate]