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macerator Definition


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macerate
verb macerated, macerating
    technical:
    tr & intr
    1. To break up or make something break up or become soft by soaking it.
    intr
    2. To waste away, or become emaciated, as a result of fasting.
Derivative: maceration
noun
    Derivative: macerator
    noun
      A machine or person that macerates.
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin macerare to soak.



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