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Borrowed from Latin macērāre (to soften). Doublet of maurar, an inherited form.

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macerar (first-person singular present macero, first-person singular preterite macerí, past participle macerat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to macerate (to soften in a liquid)
    Synonym: estovar

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Portuguese

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Learned borrowing from Latin mācerāre (to soften).

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macerar (first-person singular present macero, first-person singular preterite macerei, past participle macerado)

  1. (transitive) to macerate (to soften in a liquid)
    Synonym: amolecer
  2. (figuratively) to torture

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin macērāre.

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /maθeˈɾaɾ/ [ma.θeˈɾaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /maseˈɾaɾ/ [ma.seˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ma‧ce‧rar

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macerar (first-person singular present macero, first-person singular preterite maceré, past participle macerado)

  1. (transitive) to macerate (to soften in a liquid)

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