macerate
verb (used with object)
to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
had macerated
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past perfectof macerate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Carter was a tall, thin, austere-looking man; one, seemingly, who had macerated himself inwardly and outwardly by hard living.
From Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope
By a slow, patient process they had macerated their corn in it until it was fine enough for bread.
From Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm by Thomas Fogarty
