emaciate

emaciate Definition

ema·ci·ate (ē mā′s̸hē āt′; -sē-; -i-)

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

to cause to become abnormally lean; cause to lose much flesh or weight, as by starvation or disease

Etymology: < L emaciatus, pp. of emaciare, to make lean < e-, out + macies, leanness < macer, lean < IE base *mak- > OE mæger, lean

emaciate Related Forms

ema′·cia′·tion (-sē ā′s̸hən, -s̸hə ā′s̸hən--) noun

emaciate Usage Examples

Object

frame: How does such a rich voice emerge from an emaciated frame with an oversized balloon head balanced on top, cigarette hanging out?
figure: Deep down in the recesses of the coffin lay an emaciated figure.
body: Our hearts have been moved as we have seen their emaciated bodies and the deep sunken eyes.
man: The picture was of an emaciated young man covered in KS lesions.
condition: The Officer-in-Charge had been shocked at our emaciated condition and our obvious weakness.
woman: For emaciated women, words such as " wan " and " lithe " can make them sound elegant.

Modifying Another Word

so: Never, said those who wrapped her in her shroud, had any living creature been so emaciated and lived.
very: Beri beri had caused their legs to swell more than twice their normal size and all looked very emaciated.
severely: Small thin birds would tend to run away, unless severely emaciated or dehydrated.
terribly: Many POWs did not survive their imprisonment or emerged from incarceration in a terribly emaciated state.
badly: Later a vet shot his badly emaciated mom as she was too weak to survive.
not: People with bulimia nervosa crave food and binge eat, tho they are not emaciated.

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