Macerate
Macerate , transitive verb
[Latin maceratus, past participle of macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; compare Greek {not transcribed} to knead.]
1.
To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obsolete or Rare] — Harvey
2.
To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. — Baker
3.
To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber.