emaciate

English

Etymology

From Latin emaciare (“to make lean, cause to waste away”), from ex- (“out”) + macies (“leanness”), from macer (“thin”).

Verb

emaciate (third-person singular simple present emaciates, present participle emaciating, simple past and past participle emaciated)

  1. (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
  2. (intransitive) To become extremely thin or wasted.

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Further reading
  • emaciate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • emaciate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • “emaciate” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Adjective

emaciate (comparative more emaciate, superlative most emaciate)

  1. emaciated

Italian

Adjective

emaciate

  1. feminine plural of emaciato
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