macerated
Steeped until soft
Macerated means softened or broken down by soaking in liquid.
Fruit macerated in wine or sugar syrup releases its juices and absorbs flavor: macerated strawberries over pound cake.
In cooking, maceration transforms texture and intensifies taste.
The term extends to any prolonged soaking that softens tissue—skin macerated from hours in water becomes pale and wrinkled.
Saturated by soaking
- infusedSaturated with flavor
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- immersedPlunged entirely into
- submergedBelow water's surface
drenched · softened · moistened · bathed · permeated · suffused · soaking · waterlogged
Soft or sore
- broken downNo longer operational
- dissolvedDispersed into solvent
- disintegratedBroke into parts
- pulpySoft and fibrous
mushy · yielding · soft · plump · rehydrated · reconstituted · swollen · engorged
Disposable soft paper
- specimenIndividual for examination
- digestedBroken down internally
- decomposedBroken into simpler parts
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
laboratory · preparation · extraction · dissolution · degraded · processed · homogenized · lysed
Small fleshy fruits
- strawberriesRed fruits with external seeds
- cherriesSmall red drupes
- peachesFuzzy stone fruit
- citrus peelFruit's outer rind
figs · plums · compote · brandied fruit · dessert topping · fruit salad · trifle · summer pudding
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- wineFermented grape beverage
- vinegarAcidic cooking liquid
- balsamicAromatic aged vinegar
- liqueurSweetened flavored spirit
honey · citrus juice · vanilla · mint · basil · cinnamon · rose water · elderflower
steeped
Saturated by soaking
submerged · drenched · softened · moistened · bathed · permeated · suffused · soaking · waterlogged · dunked
tender
Soft or sore
- broken downNo longer operational
- dissolvedDispersed into solvent
- disintegratedBroke into parts
pulpy · mushy · yielding · soft · plump · rehydrated · reconstituted · swollen · engorged · supple
tissue
Disposable soft paper
- specimenIndividual for examination
- digestedBroken down internally
- decomposedBroken into simpler parts
histology · laboratory · preparation · extraction · dissolution · degraded · processed · homogenized · lysed · enzymatic
berries
Small fleshy fruits
- strawberriesRed fruits with external seeds
- cherriesSmall red drupes
- peachesFuzzy stone fruit
citrus peel · figs · plums · compote · brandied fruit · dessert topping · fruit salad · trifle · summer pudding · pavlova
sugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
liqueur · honey · citrus juice · vanilla · mint · basil · cinnamon · rose water · elderflower · kirsch
macerateddried
Stripped of moisture
desiccated · dehydrated · crisped · parched · dried out