macerate
vi . 浸软,消瘦
vt . 把…浸软,使消瘦
浸软,消瘦把…浸软,使消瘦
macerate v 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 "
[
synonym : {
waste }, {
emaciate }, {
macerate }]
Macerate \
Mac "
er *
ate \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Macerated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Macerating }.] [
L .
maceratus ,
p .
p .
of macerare to make soft ,
weaken ,
enervate ;
cf .
Gr . ?
to knead .]
1 .
To make lean ;
to cause to waste away . [
Obs .
or R .]
--
Harvey .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet ;
to mortify . --
Baker .
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3 .
To soften by steeping in a liquid ,
with or without heat ;
to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping ;
as ,
to macerate animal or vegetable fiber .
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1913 Webster ]
73 Moby Thesaurus words for "
macerate ":
Sanforize ,
agonize ,
attenuate ,
bathe ,
bloody ,
brew ,
chew ,
claw ,
consume ,
convulse ,
crucify ,
crush ,
douche ,
drench ,
drouk ,
dry up ,
emacerate ,
emaciate ,
excruciate ,
flush ,
harrow ,
imbrue ,
imbue ,
impale ,
impregnate ,
infiltrate ,
infuse ,
inject ,
kill by inches ,
lacerate ,
lancinate ,
lave ,
leach ,
lixiviate ,
martyr ,
martyrize ,
mash ,
masticate ,
parch ,
percolate ,
permeate ,
preshrink ,
pulp ,
pulpify ,
punish ,
rack ,
rinse ,
rip ,
saturate ,
savage ,
scarify ,
sear ,
seethe ,
shrink ,
shrivel ,
smash ,
soak ,
sodden ,
sop ,
souse ,
squash ,
steep ,
thin ,
torment ,
torture ,
wash ,
waste ,
waste away ,
waterlog ,
weazen ,
wither ,
wizen ,
wring
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