Yahoo Malaysia Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    macerate
    /ˈmasəreɪt/

    verb

    • 1. (especially with reference to food) soften or become softened by soaking in a liquid: "macerate the mustard seeds in vinegar"
    • 2. cause to waste away by fasting: archaic "these men lodged in tombs and macerated themselves with fasting"

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › macerateMacerate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Macerate means to soften or steep something in fluid, or to cause something to waste away by fasting. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and medical usage of this word.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMACERATED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Macerated means softened by soaking in a liquid or becoming soft in this way. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMACERATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Macerate means to leave food in a liquid so that it absorbs the liquid and becomes soft, or to become soft in this way. Learn how to use this word in sentences, how to pronounce it and how to translate it in different languages.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › macerateMACERATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid. to soften or decompose (food) by the action of a solvent. to cause to grow thin. verb (used without object) , mac·er·at·ed, mac·er·at·ing. to undergo maceration. to become thin or emaciated; waste away. Synonyms: wither, fade, shrivel, shrink. macerate. / ˈmæsəˌreɪt / verb.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › maceratedMacerated - definition of macerated by The Free Dictionary

    Macerated means softened or separated by soaking in a liquid. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as cooking, medicine, and trivia, with synonyms, translations, and verb forms.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMACERATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to leave food in a liquid so that it absorbs the liquid and becomes soft, or to become soft in this way: Mix together all the ingredients and leave them to macerate in the refrigerator overnight. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Soft and fluffy. anneal. as smooth as silk/a baby's bottom idiom. billowy. cottony. feathery. frothily.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMACERATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Macerate means to soak something in a liquid for a period of time so that it absorbs the liquid. It can also mean to soften, break, or decompose something by soaking, or to become thin or emaciated. See word forms, pronunciation, and usage examples.