- macerate - separate into constituents by soaking
--1 is one way to separate
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Something ----s something
- macerate - become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
--2 is one way to soften
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Something ----s
- macerate - soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
--3 is one way to soften
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun maceration1
Something ----s something
- waste, emaciate, macerate - cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
--4 is one way to enfeeble, debilitate, drain
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun maceration2
Something ----s somebody
- macerate - become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"