emaciate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈmeɪsɪˌeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i mā′shē āt′)

Inflections of 'emaciate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
emaciates
v 3rd person singular
emaciating
v pres p
emaciated
v past
emaciated
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•ma•ci•ate  (i mā′shē āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  1. to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.
  • Latin ēmaciātus, wasted away, equivalent. to ē- e- + maciātus, past participle of maciāre to produce leanness (maci(ēs) leanness + -ātus -ate1)
  • 1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
emaciate /ɪˈmeɪsɪˌeɪt/ vb
  1. (usually tr) to become or cause to become abnormally thin
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ēmaciāre to make lean, from macer thineˌmaciˈation n
'emaciate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
extenuate - emaciated - emaciation - waste

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