Bible Dictionaries
Macerate
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.
(2):
(v. t.) To make lean; to cause to waste away.
(3):
(v. t.) To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Macerate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/macerate.html. 1828.