as in to soak
to wet thoroughly with liquid
garnished with cherries that had been macerated in liqueur
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Recent Examples of macerate
The distillation involves macerating the botanicals and distilling them in small batches, ensuring the quality and consistency of each bottle.
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Rachel King, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Set aside and allow to macerate at room temperature.
—Amanda M. Faison, Outside Online, 22 Sep. 2024
That included using demerara sugar to make syrups out of rinds, macerating leftover bits for cordials, and clarifying juices to extend shelf lives.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
It’s produced at a new distillery which opened in Portland, Oregon in 2022, where a botanical blend of cardamom, French lavender, anise seed, sarsaparilla, orange peel, and of course juniper is macerated in neutral grain spirit for 18 hours before distillation.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
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Rachel King, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Set aside and allow to macerate at room temperature.
—Amanda M. Faison, Outside Online, 22 Sep. 2024
That included using demerara sugar to make syrups out of rinds, macerating leftover bits for cordials, and clarifying juices to extend shelf lives.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
It’s produced at a new distillery which opened in Portland, Oregon in 2022, where a botanical blend of cardamom, French lavender, anise seed, sarsaparilla, orange peel, and of course juniper is macerated in neutral grain spirit for 18 hours before distillation.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macerate
Verb
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But if not, wet mopping can harm your floors since there's no barrier to stop water from soaking the wood.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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It’s made by soaking ground fenugreek for several hours; beating it to a consistency that registers somewhere between meringue and Cool Whip; and then stirring in a puree of scallions and herbs.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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The market is also already saturated and adding capacity is largely dependent on building out more energy storage first, the analyst said.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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The goddess’ sacred blood saturated the rose with a red hue.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: Trump and Musk are correct that America is drowning in deficits.—
Axios,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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Lizárraga drowned in 1912, just before Machu Picchu became internationally famous.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Macerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macerate. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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