macerate
verb (used with object)
to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
macerating
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present participleof macerate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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To make red wine, the producer begins by macerating the juice of the grapes with the pigment-bearing skins.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2020
Other methods exist, notably vapor infusion, whereby the botanicals, rather than macerating in the alcohol and water, are hung above, in sieves or baskets, through which the steam ascends.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 2, 2019
“It goes with everything; it’s refreshing, it gets better with a few days macerating time, it’s soft and crunchy, it’s healthy,” Kreuther says.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 16, 2019
This wine is modern, in that it shows depth and extraction that suggest techniques of macerating the grapes on the skins, but, well, never mind — it’s delicious.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2019
A good lens, however, will mostly expose the fraud; or it may be detected by macerating the insect in water, and allowing the loosened pulverised particles to settle.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
