emaciate

[ ih-mey-shee-eyt ]
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verb (used with object),e·ma·ci·at·ed, e·ma·ci·at·ing.
  1. to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.

Origin of emaciate

1
1640–50; <Latin ēmaciātus, wasted away, equivalent to ē-e-1 + maciātus, past participle of maciāre to produce leanness (maci(ēs) leanness + -ātus-ate1)

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emaciate

/ (ɪˈmeɪsɪˌeɪt) /


verb
  1. (usually tr) to become or cause to become abnormally thin

Origin of emaciate

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C17: from Latin ēmaciāre to make lean, from macer thin

Derived forms of emaciate

  • emaciation, noun

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