emaciated

Variant of emaciate

emaciate definition

ema·ci·ate (ē mā′s̸hē āt′; -sē-; i-)

transitive verb emaciated -·at′ed, emaciating -·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

Related Forms:

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

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