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Topic: INDUSTRY

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: , past participle of macerare 'to soften, macerate'

macerate

 verb
     
ma‧cer‧ate [intransitive and transitive] technical
TI to make something soft by leaving it in water, or to become soft in this way
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