Meaning & use
macerate
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To soften something by soaking it in a liquid.
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The chef let the strawberries macerate in sugar and lemon juice for an hour.
Prolonged exposure to water can macerate the skin, making it soft and wrinkled.
A note on using this word
Common in cooking (fruit macerated in sugar or alcohol) and also used clinically to describe skin softened by prolonged moisture.
Words with a similar meaning
soaksoften
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