GRE Word List

MACERATE

to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting

The meaning of the word macerate is to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting.

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WordMeaning
denotationan act or process of denoting
disconcertto throw into confusion
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
filthfoul or putrid matter
lethargicof, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
direexciting horror
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity