emacerate

English

Etymology

From Latin emaceratus (“emaciated”), from e + macerare (“to make soft”).

Verb

emacerate (third-person singular simple present emacerates, present participle emacerating, simple past and past participle emacerated)

1. (obsolete) To make or become lean; to emaciate.
   • 1685, William Clark, The Grand Tryal:

     Let Cockle, ſtead of Barley, stead of wheat,
     Let Thistles all my grounds emacerate.

References

• “emacerate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.