macerate
verb (used with object)
to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
have macerated
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present perfectof macerate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Under serious discussion is the demolition of four brutish structures on the lower Snake River that have macerated millions of young fish.
From Time Magazine Archive
