Verb
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cause to grow thin or weak
"The treatment emaciated him"
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soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
"macerate peaches"
"the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
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become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
"the tissue macerated in the water"
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separate into constituents by soaking