debilitate vs macerate

debilitate is not a noun while macerate is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
debilitate	No	No	Yes	No
macerate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, macerate is a hyponym of debilitate; that is, macerate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than debilitate:

Other hyponyms of debilitate include emaciate, waste.

debilitate (noun)	macerate (noun)
	a macerated substance, sometimes used to infuse vodka with flavor.

debilitate (verb)	macerate (verb)
make weak	soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
	become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
	cause to grow thin or weak
	separate into constituents by soaking