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   Mac·er·ate

   /ˈmasəˌrāt/

   

   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 grow thinner or waste away, especially by fasting: archaic "these men lodged in tombs and macerated themselves with fasting"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin macerat- ‘made soft, soaked’, from macerare ‘to soften’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. maceration noun
   • 2. macerator noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • M

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   • A

     1

   • C

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   • E

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   • R

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   • A

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   • T

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   • E

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