MACERATE
\mˈasəɹˌe͡ɪt], \mˈasəɹˌeɪt], \m_ˈa_s_ə_ɹ_ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of MACERATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
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cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
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separate into constituents by soaking
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become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
By Princeton University
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cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
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separate into constituents by soaking
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become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To make lean; to cause to waste away.
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To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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To make lean; to cause to waste away.
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To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald