macerate
1mac·er·ate
verb \ˈmas-ə-ˌrāt\mac·er·at·edmac·er·at·ing
Definition of MACERATE
transitive verb
: to soften (as tissue) by steeping or soaking so as to separate into constituent elements
intransitive verb
: to undergo maceration <allow the drug to macerate in hot water for one hour>
