Macerate

mas'gr-at, v. To soften and separate the parts of by steeping, as in a fluid, or by the digestive proce . [L. macer are, -atum, to steep; Gr. rna ein, to knead, Skr. much, to pound, E. ma , and perh. macaroni, mackerel, meager, emaciate.] — Macera'tdon. n. Act, proce , or operation of, etc. Machiavelian. mak'T-a-veKj-an, a. Pert, to Machiavel, an Italian writer, or to his supposed principles; politically cunning; using duplicity; crafty.— Mach'- iavellahism, Mach'iavelism, -T-a-vel-izm, n. Political cunning and artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power. Machicolation. mach'i-ko-la's hun, n. An opening between the corbels supporting a projecting parapet, in the floor of a gallery, or in the roof of a portal, for pouring hot liquids, etc., upon a ailants approaching the walls; act of pouring or hurling mi iles, etc., upon a ailants through such apertures a Machicolation. parapet resting on corbels. [F. machi coulis, meche, a match, combustible matter, and couler. to flow, L. colare, to filter.]