drain vs macerate

macerate vs drain

drain and macerate both are nouns.

drain and macerate both are verbs.

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

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

drain: make weak
macerate: cause to grow thin or weak

Other hyponyms of drain include emaciate, waste.

drain (noun)	macerate (noun)
emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it	a macerated substance, sometimes used to infuse vodka with flavor.
a gradual depletion of energy or resources
a pipe through which liquid is carried away
tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material

drain (verb)	macerate (verb)
empty of liquid; drain the liquid from	soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
make weak	become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
deplete of resources	cause to grow thin or weak
flow off gradually	separate into constituents by soaking

Difference between drain and macerate

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