macerate

English

Etymology

From Latin mācerātus, perfect passive participle of mācerō, from Proto-Indo-European *mag-, *mak- (“to knead”) [1].

Pronunciation

Verb
  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈmæs.ə.ɹeɪt/
Noun
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæs.ə.ɹɪt/

Verb

macerate (third-person singular simple present macerates, present participle macerating, simple past and past participle macerated)

  1. To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
  2. (obsolete) To make lean; to cause to waste away.
  3. (obsolete) To subdue the appetite by poor or scanty diet; to mortify.

Translations

Noun

macerate (plural macerates)

  1. A macerated substance.

References

  • macerate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • Notes:
  1. ↑ The American heritage dictionary of Indo-European roots By Calvert Watkins, p. 50, "mag-" entry, item 5

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

macerate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of macerare
  2. second-person plural imperative of macerare
  3. feminine plural of macerato

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /maː.keˈraː.te/, [maː.kɛˈraː.tɛ]

Participle

mācerāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of mācerātus
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