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macerate
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[ˈmasəreɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (especially with reference to food) soften or become softened by soaking in a liquid
(e.g: macerate the mustard seeds in vinegar)
- cause to waste away by fasting
(e.g: these men lodged in tombs and macerated themselves with fasting)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: from Latin macerat- ‘made soft, soaked’, from macerare ‘to soften’
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