Main entry: emaciate, waste, macerate
Definition: cause to grow thin or weak
Usage: The treatment emaciated him
Main entry: macerate
Definition: soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
Usage: macerate peaches; the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system
Main entry: macerate
Definition: become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
Usage: the tissue macerated in the water
Main entry: macerate
Definition: separate into constituents by soaking