emaciate
verb
- (cause to) become abnormally lean
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/ / /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiˌeɪ̯t/ / /ɪˈmeɪ̯.siˌeɪ̯t/
adj
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”).
- Emaciated.
verb
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”).
- To make extremely thin or wasted.
- To become extremely thin or wasted.