macerate

动词 macerate:

1. separate into constituents by soaking
2. become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
3. soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
4. cause to grow thin or weak
   同义词：waste, emaciate

mac.er.ate

v.（动词）
mac.er.at.ed,mac.er.at.ing,mac.er.ates
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make soft by soaking or steeping in a liquid.
把…浸软：通过把某物浸入水中使之变软
To separate into constituents by soaking.
使分离：通过浸泡使各成分分离
To cause to become lean, usually by starvation; emaciate.
使消瘦：通常通过饥饿使变瘦；使消瘦
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become soft or separated into constituents by soaking.
软化分离：通过浸泡使变软或成分分离
n.（名词）

A substance prepared or produced by macerating.
通过浸泡准备好或生成的物质

来源：
Latin m3cer3re m3cer3t- * see mag-
拉丁语 m3cer3re m3cer3t- *参见 mag-

【引伸】
mac.era.tion
n.（名词）
mac.era.tor 或
mac.erat.er
n.（名词）