macerate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of MACERATE

to wet thoroughly with liquid <garnished with cherries that had been macerated in liqueur>

Synonyms drench, drown, impregnate, macerate, saturate, sodden, sop, souse, steep

Related Words waterlog, water-soak; marinate, seethe; presoak; dip, immerse, inundate, submerge, swamp; bathe, douse (also dowse), hydrate, swill, wash, water; infiltrate, penetrate, permeate; damp, dampen, humidify, moisten

Near Antonyms dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, sear; drain, empty, void; dehumidify

Antonyms wring (out)

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