Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Maceráre, v. a.
1. to macerate, to steep or soak;2. to macerate, to weaken, to make lean, or bring down in flesh; 3. to macerate, to weaken, to subdue, to conquer, to bridle, to curb; 4. to pound in a mortar. — la calcina, to slake lime.Macerát-<*>, adj. & part. of macerare, sup. -íssimo.
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macerare: to macerat, to mortifie, to suppresse. Also to tame, to mortifie with beating or pressing, to make leane or bring low. Also to soake in water.