Medical Dictionary
1macerate
verb mac·er·ate \ˈmas-ə-ˌrāt\
mac·er·at·edmac·er·at·ing
Medical Definition of MACERATE
transitive verb
: to soften (as tissue) by steeping or soaking so as to separate into constituent elements
intransitive verb
: to undergo maceration <allow the drug to macerate in hot water for one hour>
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