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Macerate (gcide) | Macerate \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. To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.]
--Harvey.
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2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to
mortify. --Baker.
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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.
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macerate (wn) | macerate
v 1: separate into constituents by soaking
2: become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of
excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
3: soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to
disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards
macerates the food in the digestive system"
4: cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
[syn: waste, emaciate, macerate] |
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Emacerate (gcide) | Emacerate \E*mac"er*ate\, v. t. & i. [L. emaceratus emaciated; e
+ macerare to make soft.]
To make lean or to become lean; to emaciate. [Obs.]
--Bullokar.
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Macerated (gcide) | Macerate \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. To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.]
--Harvey.
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2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to
mortify. --Baker.
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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.
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Macerater (gcide) | Macerater \Mac"er*a`ter\, n.
One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for
converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp.
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macerate (wn) | macerate
v 1: separate into constituents by soaking
2: become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of
excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
3: soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to
disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards
macerates the food in the digestive system"
4: cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
[syn: waste, emaciate, macerate] |
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