If you macerate food, or if it macerates, you soak it in a liquid for a period of time so that it absorbs the liquid.
例句
I like to macerate the food in liqueur for a few minutes before serving...我喜歡先把這種食物在利口酒里浸泡幾分鐘再端上桌。Cognac is also used to macerate and flavour ingredients and casseroles...干邑白蘭地也用于浸漬食材，給砂鍋燉菜提味。