emaciate
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Etymology edit
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)
- (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
- (intransitive) To become extremely thin or wasted.
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(transitive) make extremely thin or wasted
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(intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted
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Further reading edit
- “emaciate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “emaciate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “emaciate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Adjective edit
emaciate (comparative more emaciate, superlative most emaciate)
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emaciate