macerate

/M EY1 S ER0 EY0 T/
noun
  1. 1

    A macerated substance.

verb
  1. 1

    To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.

  2. 2

    To make lean; to cause to waste away.

  3. 3

    To subdue the appetite by poor or scanty diet; to mortify.

  4. 4

    To mortify the flesh in general.

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