Mac″er‐ate (?), 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.] 1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. Harvey.
2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. Baker.
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.