Macerate :: Macerate (v. t.) To make lean; to cause to waste away.
Macerate :: Macerate (v. t.) To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.
Macerate :: Macerate (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..