{"id":17021,"date":"2022-11-08T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=17021"},"modified":"2022-10-31T09:42:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T16:42:24","slug":"words-seldom-seen-macerate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=17021","title":{"rendered":"Words Seldom Seen: Macerate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Macerate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verb: To soften by soaking in a liquid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example: &#8220;Macerate the crackers in apple juice.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Often confused with &#8220;masticate.&#8221;Which means &#8220;to chew.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/297E5C08-A15E-45F6-95B1-B65EAF245FD5_1_201_a.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17022\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=17022\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/297E5C08-A15E-45F6-95B1-B65EAF245FD5_1_201_a.jpeg?fit=1545%2C2071&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1545,2071\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1432387256&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"297E5C08-A15E-45F6-95B1-B65EAF245FD5_1_201_a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/297E5C08-A15E-45F6-95B1-B65EAF245FD5_1_201_a.jpeg?fit=700%2C938&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/297E5C08-A15E-45F6-95B1-B65EAF245FD5_1_201_a.jpeg?resize=423%2C566&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17022\" width=\"423\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/297E5C08-A15E-45F6-95B1-B65EAF245FD5_1_201_a.jpeg?resize=764%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 764w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/297E5C08-A15E-45F6-95B1-B65EAF245FD5_1_201_a.jpeg?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/297E5C08-A15E-45F6-95B1-B65EAF245FD5_1_201_a.jpeg?resize=768%2C1029&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/297E5C08-A15E-45F6-95B1-B65EAF245FD5_1_201_a.jpeg?resize=1146%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/297E5C08-A15E-45F6-95B1-B65EAF245FD5_1_201_a.jpeg?resize=1528%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1528w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/297E5C08-A15E-45F6-95B1-B65EAF245FD5_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1545&amp;ssl=1 1545w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/297E5C08-A15E-45F6-95B1-B65EAF245FD5_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You might macerate your Cheerios + Ancient Grains in oat milk before you masticate them in your mouth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macerate Verb: To soften by soaking in a liquid. 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