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macerate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of macerate

to wet thoroughly with liquid

garnished with cherries that had been macerated in liqueur

Synonyms of macerate

drench, drown, impregnate, saturate, soak, sodden, sop, souse, steep

Words Related to macerate

waterlog, water-soak

marinate, seethe

dip, immerse, inundate, submerge, swamp

bathe, douse (also dowse), hydrate, swill, wash, water

infiltrate, penetrate, permeate

damp, dampen, humidify, moisten

Near Antonyms of macerate

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, sear

drain, empty, void

Antonyms of macerate

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