Synonyms & related words for macerate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of macerate — including soak, emaciate, imbrue, waste, drench, mash. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to macerate

Explore words related to macerate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include maceration, retted, ferment, refrigerate, liquefy, marinate, steeping, parboil. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for macerate

Common synonyms for macerate include soak, emaciate, imbrue, waste, drench, mash — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does macerate come from?

The word macerate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root macer-, from Latin macerare (“to soften, soak”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.