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MACERATE
Definition of MACERATE
verb
To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by (or as if by) soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
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Other senses
MACERATE carries 4 further meanings.
intransitive verb
To make soft by soaking or steeping in a liquid.
intransitive verb
To separate into constituents by soaking.
intransitive verb
To cause to become lean, usually by starvation; emaciate.
intransitive verb
To become soft or separated into constituents by soaking.
Where it comes from
First attested in 1534; borrowed from Latin mācerātus, perfect passive participle of mācerō (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from Proto-Indo-European *mag-, *mak- (“to knead”), whence make. Cognate with French macérer.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,622)
How it is built
Same root, MACERATE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MACERATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 83 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MACERATE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEEMRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of MACERATE. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MACERA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found MACERATE?
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