macerate

Verb
  1. Separate into constituents by soaking (synset 200399859)
    is a type of: separate - divide into components or constituents
    verb group: macerate - become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
  2. Become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking (synset 200399647)
    "the tissue macerated in the water"
    is a type of: soften - become soft or softer
    verb group: macerate - separate into constituents by soaking
  3. Soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result (synset 200399390)
    "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
    entail: douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse - cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
    is a type of: soften - make soft or softer
  4. Cause to grow thin or weak (synset 200390077)
    "The treatment emaciated him"
    causes: emaciate - grow weak and thin or waste away physically
    is a type of: debilitate, drain, enfeeble - make weak
    same as: emaciate, waste

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