as in to soak
to wet thoroughly with liquid
garnished with cherries that had been macerated in liqueur
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Recent Examples of macerate
One key here is to macerate the watermelon with salt and sugar for 20 minutes, which draws out excess liquid, concentrates the melon’s flavor and allows the seasoning to penetrate the fruit.
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Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
The new system starts with a macerating toilet that breaks down solids like a garbage disposal, ensuring smoother flow.
—New Atlas, 2 July 2025
This means that each botanical is macerated in the spirit for a different length of time and at a specific ABV, which Gabriel believes allows the flavor of the particular spice, herb, or flower to truly shine through.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 June 2025
The berries need to macerate for at least 1 hour and up to 1 day before serving.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
The new system starts with a macerating toilet that breaks down solids like a garbage disposal, ensuring smoother flow.
—New Atlas, 2 July 2025
This means that each botanical is macerated in the spirit for a different length of time and at a specific ABV, which Gabriel believes allows the flavor of the particular spice, herb, or flower to truly shine through.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 June 2025
The berries need to macerate for at least 1 hour and up to 1 day before serving.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macerate
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Not with crisp, clean bedding but with your sheet coming out of the dryer balled up in your duvet cover, still soaking wet.—
Reuven Perlman,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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On their simulated planet, clouds released rain that froze into icebergs that melted and flowed down rivers, soaking soil and evaporating to rejoin the atmosphere.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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In pastel satin, the shoe softened the architecture while saturating the butter tone that has been trending on red carpets all month.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The devices nearly saturated the ground, and boosted humidity in the grove by 20%, dampening fire spread, Zwierzchowski said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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There’s a risk of the children drowning in the pool or being bitten by spiders; there’s the danger of a brush fire on the nearby hillside; and more.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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That matters because SOCs are drowning in noise and budget strain from log ingestion.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Macerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macerate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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