Verb macerate has 4 senses
  1. macerate - separate into constituents by soaking
    --1 is one way to
    separate
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  2. 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
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  3. 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
    Derived form: noun maceration1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  4. waste, emaciate, macerate - cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
    --4 is one way to enfeeble, debilitate, drain
    Derived form: noun maceration2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s somebody
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