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1. macerate

(n.) thrift; economical use or expenditure; His frugality limited him to purchasing the item for which he had a coupon. Preparing to save money to send their daughter to college, the parents practiced extreme frugality for several years.
(v.) to estimate the value of; She assessed the possible rewards to see if the project was worth her time and effort.
(adj.) filthy; base; vile; The sordid gutters needed to be cleaned after the long, rainy autumn. The criminals thought patterns were so sordid that he was not granted parole.
(v.) to soften by steeping in liquid; It was necessary to macerate the food before the elderly man could eat it. They placed her foot in the solvent to macerate the cement she had stepped in.

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