1. (v. t.) To make lean; to cause to waste away.

2. (v. t.) To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.

3. (v. t.) To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber.

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