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Definition of macerate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

macerate

verb

NAmE//ˈmæsəˌreɪt//

[transitive, intransitive] macerate (something) (technology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they macerate

he / she / it macerates

past simple macerated

-ing form macerating

to make something (especially food) soft by leaving it in a liquid; to become soft in this way

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