MACERATE

macerate. MAcerate, to steepe in water, or make cleane

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macerate. Macerate, v.t. to steep, soak, infuse, make lean

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Mac″er‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Macerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Macerating.] [[L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. � to knead.]] 1. 1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. Harvey.
2. 2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. Baker.
3. 3. To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber.