emaciate

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/
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/ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/ · /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiˌeɪ̯t/ · /ɪˈmeɪ̯.siˌeɪ̯t/ · /ɪˈmæɪ̯.ʃiːˌæɪ̯t/ · /əˈmæɪ̯.ʃiːˌæɪ̯t/ · /ɪˈme.ʃiˌet/ · /ɪˈmeː.ʃiːˌeːʈ/

Definition of emaciate

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To make extremely thin or wasted.
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verb

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

adj

  1. Emaciated.

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Etymology

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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