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emaciate

ema·ciate

UK/ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/ US/ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiˌeɪ̯t/ uncommon

verb

1.

cause to grow thin or weak

  • “The treatment emaciated him”
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2.

grow weak and thin or waste away physically

  • “She emaciated during the chemotherapy”

Origin

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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