Emaciate
/ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make extremely thin or wasted. transitive
- 2 grow weak and thin or waste away physically wordnet
- 3 To become extremely thin or wasted. intransitive
- 4 cause to grow thin or weak wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Emaciated.
Antonyms
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Borrowed from Latin ēmaciātus, perfect passive participle of ēmaciō (“to make lean, to cause to waste away”), from ex- (“out”) + maciēs (“leanness”), from macer (“thin”).