meaning of macerates
1. To make lean; to cause to waste away.
2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.
3. To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber.
Related Words
macerate | macerated | macerater | macerating | maceration |