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   Macerate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Macerated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Macerating.] [L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr.  to knead.]
   To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.]
   Harvey.
   
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   To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.
   Baker.
   
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   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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