macerate

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Since the added time with this method was completely hands-off, unless I were in a rush, I don't see why I wouldn't macerate to get the flavor boost in the future.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2021

Others we macerate, often with vanilla or cardamom, but this week it’s been fennel seeds and lemon.

From The Guardian • May 31, 2019

Rather than allow the grape juice to macerate for long with the pigment-bearing skins, as they would a red wine, producers whisk away the skins after the juice has absorbed the preferred amount of color.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2018

“As they open up, we take the blossoms off of the branches and macerate them in spirits” before distilling, Uselton says.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2018

They macerate and digest the leaves, and aid in mixing the decomposed matter with the surface soil.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson