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Macerate   Listen
verb
Macerate  v. t.  (past & past part. macerated; pres. part. macerating)  
1.
To make lean; to cause to waste away. (Obs. or R.)
2.
To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.
3.
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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"Macerate" Quotes from Famous Books



... appear in parts of the garden which have hitherto been free from this troublesome pest. A very simple experiment will prove the certainty and ease with which the spores may be introduced to fresh land. Macerate the tissue of old Finger-and-toe in water; use this on young isolated plants of Cabbage or Turnip and in a short time the plants ...
— The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition • Sutton and Sons


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