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. [Obs. or R.] 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.