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macerate

/ˈmæsəreɪt/verb

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(तरल में) भिगोकर नरम करना, गलाना

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verb
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    [I, T] technical

    to make food soft by leaving it in a liquid, or to become soft in this way

    (तरल में) भिगोकर नरम करना, गलाना

    • Macerate the strawberries in sugar and lemon juice for an hour.
    • The fruit was left to macerate overnight.

    Synonyms soak steep marinate soften

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maceration noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

soak steep marinate soften

?Which word?

Do not confuse macerate (to soften something by soaking it) and emaciate (to make somebody very thin and weak).

Macerate (भिगोकर नरम करना) और emaciate (किसी को बहुत दुबला और कमज़ोर कर देना) में भ्रमित न हों।