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Emaciate

//ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Emaciated.
Verb
  1. 1
    To make extremely thin or wasted. transitive
  2. 2
    grow weak and thin or waste away physically wordnet
  3. 3
    To become extremely thin or wasted. intransitive
  4. 4
    cause to grow thin or weak wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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”).

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