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waste vs macerate

macerate vs waste

waste and macerate both are nouns.

waste is an adjective but macerate is not an adjective.

waste and macerate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
macerate Yes No Yes No
As verbs, waste and macerate are synonyms defined as:
  • waste and macerate: cause to grow thin or weak
Other synonyms of waste include emaciate.
waste (noun) macerate (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly a macerated substance, sometimes used to infuse vodka with flavor.
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
the trait of wasting resources
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
waste (adjective) macerate (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) macerate (verb)
become physically weaker soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
cause to grow thin or weak cause to grow thin or weak
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief separate into constituents by soaking
spend extravagantly
use inefficiently or inappropriately
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
run off as waste
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
dispose of
Difference between waste and macerate

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