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MACERATINGS
Definition of MACERATINGS
Wiktionary has no entry for MACERATINGS itself. This is its base word, 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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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for MACERATE.
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.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,223)
How it is built
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.
MACERATINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 144, 11 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 144, 11 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MACERATINGS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEGIMNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start MACERAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MACERATINGS?
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