macero

mācerō āvī, ātus, āre

2 MAC-, to make soft, make tender, soften, soak, steep, macerate : salsamenta, T.— To weaken, waste, enervate : nos fame, L.: macerari ignibus, H.: siti maceratus, Cn.— To fret, vex, torment, distress, torture, pain : quor me macero?T.: vos desiderio, L.: Maceror interdum, quod, etc., am vexed , O.