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English
Etymology
From Latin emaciare (“to make lean, cause to waste away”), from ex- (“out”) + macies (“leanness”), from macer (“thin”).
Pronunciation
Verb
emaciate (third-person singular simple present emaciates, present participle emaciating, simple past and past participle emaciated)
- (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
- (intransitive) To become extremely thin or wasted.
Derived terms
Translations
(transitive) make extremely thin or wasted
(intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted
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See also
Further reading
- “emaciate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E Smith, editors (1911), “emaciate”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “emaciate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Adjective
emaciate (comparative more emaciate, superlative most emaciate)
- emaciated
Italian
Adjective
emaciate
- feminine plural of emaciato