Definition of: macerate

(mas′ə·rāt) v. ·at·ed, ·at·ing v.t.
1 a To reduce to a soft mass by soaking. b To separate the soft parts of by soaking; digest.
2. To make thin; emaciate.
—v.i.
3. To undergo maceration. [<L maceratus, pp. of macerare make soft, knead]
—mac′er·at′er, mac′·er·a′tor noun