Macerate /(?)/

Mac·er·ate

Macerate

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Macerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Macerating

  1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.]
  2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.
  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.