macerate
verb (used with object)
to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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A saint of God will sometimes sit on a throne with a more weaned mind than that with which Elijah or the Baptist will macerate themselves in the wilderness.
From Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) by Alexander Whyte