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English verb: macerate | |||
| 1. | macerate (change) separate into constituents by soaking | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | separate | ||
| Verb group | macerate | ||
| 2. | macerate (change) become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking | ||
| Samples | The tissue macerated in the water. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | soften | ||
| Verb group | macerate | ||
| 3. | macerate (change) soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result | ||
| Samples | Macerate peaches. The gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | soften | ||
| Entail | douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse | ||
| 4. | macerate (change) cause to grow thin or weak | ||
| Samples | The treatment emaciated him. | ||
| Synonyms | emaciate, waste | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | debilitate, drain, enfeeble | ||
| Cause | emaciate | ||
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