Emaciate Definition
ĭ-māshē-āt
emaciated, emaciates, emaciating
verb
emaciated, emaciating
To make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation.
American Heritage
To cause to become abnormally lean; cause to lose much flesh or weight, as by starvation or disease.
Webster's New World
(intransitive) To become extremely thin or wasted.
Wiktionary
Origin of Emaciate
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Latin ēmaciāre ēmaciāt- ē-, ex- intensive pref. ex– maciāre to make thin māk- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin emaciare (“to make lean, cause to waste away”), from ex- (“out”) + macies (“leanness”), from macer (“thin”)
From Wiktionary
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