macerate-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: (Cause to) separate into constituents, weaken, or destroy specifically by soaking.

Examples:
The gizzard macerates the food in the digestive system.
The tissue macerated in the water.
We macerated the cherries in liquor.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: macerate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3

Sense Number 2: (Cause to) grow thin or weak by some means other than soaking.

Examples:
The treatment macerated him.
She simply macerated under the radiation treatment.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: macerate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4