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macerate

English

  1. 🔊 soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
    “macerate peaches”
  2. 🔊 become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
    “the tissue macerated in the water”
  3. 🔊 separate into constituents by soaking
  4. 🔊 cause to grow thin or weak
    “The treatment emaciated him”

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