Synonyms for macerate
Definitions
- v. 1
To reduce solids to small pieces (in a macerator).
Near-synonyms: comminute, crush, pulverize
- v. 2
To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by (or as if by) soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
Forms
- Past participle
- macerated
e.g. macerated → pulverized, mortified, crushed, comminuted…
Example sentences
- soak You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water.
By length
- 4 letters
- soak1
- 5 letters
- waste1, crush1, steep1
- 6 letters
- wither2, infuse2
- 7 letters
- mortify3
- 8 letters
- emaciate4
- 9 letters
- attenuate4, pulverize3, pulverise, comminute
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wither2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- macérer