macerate

(măs'ə-rāt')

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.

1. To make soft by soaking or steeping in a liquid.
2. To separate into constituents by soaking.
3. To cause to become lean, usually by starvation; emaciate.

v.intr.
To become soft or separated into constituents by soaking: "His winemaker allowed the juice and skins of the white grapes to macerate together overnight before pressing" (Gerald Asher).

n. (-ĭt)
A substance prepared or produced by macerating.

[Latin mācerāre, mācerāt-.]

maceration mac'er·a'tion n.
macerator mac'er·a'tor or mac'er·at'er n.

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[MAS-uh-rayt] To soak a food (usually fruit) in a liquid in order to infuse it with the liquid's flavor. A spirit such as brandy, rum or a liqueur is usually the macerating liquid. See also marinate.

IN BRIEF: To soften by soaking in oil or water. Also: To break, tear or chop into bits.

In paper-making, you must macerate the fibers first in water and then in a blender.

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• Cooking Techniques - macerate: (vb) steep in liquid, esp. liqueur

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See words rhyming with "macerate."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udbløde, blødgøre, opbløde
v. intr. - afmagre, udtørre
n. - udblødning, afmagring

Nederlands (Dutch)
weken, uitteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - faire macérer
v. intr. - macérer
n. - macération

Deutsch (German)
v. - aufweichen, mazerieren
n. - Aufweichung, Mazeration, Auslaugung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εμποτίζω, πολτοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
macerare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - macerar, torturar

Русский (Russian)
размачивать, истощать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - macerar, remojar, mortificar a alguien, enflaquecer
v. intr. - sufrir la maceración, adelgazarse en extremo
n. - maceradora

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lösa upp, späka, smälta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
将浸软, 使减肥, 使身体衰弱, 浸软, 减肥, 消瘦, 身体衰弱的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 將浸軟, 使減肥, 使身體衰弱
v. intr. - 浸軟, 減肥, 消瘦
n. - 身體衰弱的人

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 부드럽게 하다, 불리다, 분해하다, 수척하게 하다
v. intr. - 부드럽게 되다, 분해되다, 수척해지다
n. - 펄프 제조기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 柔らかくする, ふやかす, やつれる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينقع, ينتقع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮המיס, מסמס, ריכך, הציק, עשה לרזה‬
v. intr. - ‮רזה, דעך‬
n. - ‮חומר שהופק ע"י המסה‬

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