† coˈmmacerate, v. Obs. rare.
[f. L. commacerāt- ppl. stem of commacerāre, f. com- intensive + macerāre to macerate, fig. vex, torment.]
trans. To make lean; to mortify, harass, torment. Hence coˈmmacerating vbl. n.
| 1596 Nashe Saffron Walden E ij b, One true point whereof well set downe wil more excruciate and commacerate him. 1599 ― Lenten Stuffe Wks. (Grosart) V. 296 In continual commacerating him with dread and terror. |