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macerate

noun

Meaning

  1. A macerated substance.
  2. To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
  3. To make lean; to cause to waste away.
  4. To subdue the appetite by poor or scanty diet; to mortify.
  5. To mortify the flesh in general.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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