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Etymology[]

From Latin emaciare (to make lean, cause to waste away) < ex- (out) + macies (leanness) < macer (thin)

Verb[]

Infinitive
to Emaciate

Third person singular
emaciat

Simple past
-

Past participle
-

Present participle
es

to Emaciate (third-person singular simple present emaciat, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)

  1. (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted
    Anorexics ignore that sustained emaciation ends in starvation.
  2. (intransitive) To become extremely thin or wasted.

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Adjective[]

emaciate f.

  1. Feminine plural form of emaciato

et:emaciate io:emaciate it:emaciate kn:emaciate pl:emaciate ru:emaciate fi:emaciate te:emaciate vi:emaciate zh:emaciate

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