macerate
verb (used with object)
to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
has macerated
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present perfectof macerate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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He also states that it yields marvelous results in malarial fevers, given during the cold stage in doses of 4–8 grams in water or wine in which it has macerated 12 hours.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
