;Posted on 07/24/2013 5:24:25 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, July 24, 2013-- macerate
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
macerate [mas-uh-reyt]
verb, mac•er•at•ed, mac•er•at•ing.
verb (used with object)
1. to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
2. to soften or decompose (food) by the action of a solvent.
3. to cause to grow thin.
verb (used without object)
4. to undergo maceration.
5. to become thin or emaciated; waste away
Origin: 1540–50; < Latin mācerātus (past participle of mācerāre to make soft, weaken, steep);
Related forms
mac•er•at•er, mac•er•a•tor, noun
mac•er•a•tive, adjective
un•mac•er•at•ed, adjective
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
Class is in session!
See Chris Matthews expectorate and Al Sharpton macerate. Tune into MSNBC!
(Let your brain evaporate.)
Good morning. Every word we study seems to raise the spectre of Obumbum. You stole my thunder. I’ll have to think again.
Macerate = how fast your self defense spray comes out.
Nicely done!
Great Minds Think Alike, and the Teacher gets to think first. :)
Very clever! Then I guess "expecto-rate" refers to the speed at which freebies are anticipated by the low-information supporters of Obama. Then again, I've been told that I don't know spit. At least it sounded like "spit."
Good pun on expecto-rate...
Could also be how fast you can spit.
I’m so proud i got that right away ! : )
I thought macerate was the swiftness of a crazed lunatic calming down after getting hit in the face with a squirt of mace....hmm, perhaps you are right though. I have seen it happen pretty dang fast right outside my ambulance. The guy kicked one of us (not me) and the spray hit his face within seconds. Amazing job by the cop. Nasty spitting mess all the way to the ER though.
We’re all proud of you, too. ;-)
Now you can stop taking the ahort bus ; )
Irony abounds.
if you do that long enough you could go blind.
LOL!
The what now?
macerate
To engage in or perform the Macarena
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