What is another word for "maceration"?

Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "maceration": absolve, abstinence, acerbic, add, affuse, affusion, amende, amends, anchoret, anchorite, and, apologize, apology, aqua, aquatic, aqueous, are, ascetic, asceticism, ashes, atone, atonement, austere, austerity, balneal, balneation, bath, bathe, beg, burnt, come, compensation, composition, compromise, conciliation, cynic, cynical, cynicism, dabble, deluge.