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From Latin emaciare (to make lean, cause to waste away), from ex- (out) + macies (leanness), from macer (thin).

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emaciate (third-person singular simple present emaciates, present participle emaciating, simple past and past participle emaciated)

  1. (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
  2. (intransitive) To become extremely thin or wasted.

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emaciate (comparative more emaciate, superlative most emaciate)

  1. emaciated

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emaciate

  1. feminine plural of emaciato