emaciate

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emaciate

/ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/ UK
/ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiˌeɪ̯t/ Canada, US
/ɪˈmeɪ̯.siˌeɪ̯t/ Canada, US
/ɪˈmæɪ̯.ʃiːˌæɪ̯t/ Australia
/əˈmæɪ̯.ʃiːˌæɪ̯t/ New Zealand
/ɪˈme.ʃiˌet/ Scotland

Rhymes with -eɪʃieɪt

Where it comes from

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”).

verb emaciates · emaciating · emaciated

transitive To make extremely thin or wasted.
intransitive To become extremely thin or wasted.

adjective more emaciate · most emaciate

Emaciated.

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verb (transitive) make extremely thin or wasted

Español	demacrar, emaciar
Français	amaigrir, émacier
Italiano	emaciare
Русский	истощать istoščatʹ, изнуря́ть iznurjátʹ

verb (intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted

Español	demacrarse, emaciarse
Français	s'émacier, s'amaigrir
Deutsch	abmagern, ausmergeln
Italiano	emaciarsi
Русский	истощаться istoščatʹsja, чахнуть čaxnutʹ

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@misc{emaciate_2026,
  title = {emaciate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/emaciate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}