emaciate
adjEtymology 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”).
1
Emaciated.
- Related terms
- gaunt
emaciate
verbUK /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/ · CA, US /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiˌeɪ̯t/
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”).
1
To make extremely thin or wasted.
2
To become extremely thin or wasted.
- Derived terms
- emaciated, emaciation
- Related terms
- meager