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emaciate

/ɪ'meɪʃi,eɪt/

Synonyms of emaciate Antonyms of emaciate Examples of emaciate Usage of emaciate Parts of emaciate Definition that contains emaciate Words sounding like emaciate Explanation of emaciate

verb
cause to grow thin or weak
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"The treatment emaciated him"

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macerate waste

type of:
debilitate drain enfeeble
verb
grow weak and thin or waste away physically
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"She emaciated during the chemotherapy"

type of:
change state turn

Definition that contains emaciate

crow-bait an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows
crowbait an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows
anorexia nervosa (psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated