macerate

🇺🇸 /ˈmæsəreɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmæsəreɪt/
Frequency
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verb
R

to soften something by soaking it in a liquid

I had to macerate the dried fruit overnight to use it in the cake.

translation

v. to soften something by soaking it in a liquid

Word Forms

3rd Present macerates
Past macerated
Perfect macerated
Progressive macerating