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The Clue
Grow thin (8 letter answer)
The Answer
MACERATE
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Notes
The answer MACERATE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Cause disintegration
Soften by steeping
Waste away by fasting
Definition
MACERATE as a verb:
1. separate into constituents by soaking
2. become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
3. soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
4. (waste, emaciate, macerate) = cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"