macerate
英['m?s?re?t]
英英釋意
- 1. separate into constituents by soaking
- 2. become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking;
- "the tissue macerated in the water"
- 3. soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result;
- "macerate peaches"
- "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
- 4. cause to grow thin or weak;
- "The treatment emaciated him"
