macerating

/M EY1 S ER0 EY0 T IH0 NG/
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.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/macerate, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/macerating