English Explanatory Dictionary

emaciate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make extremely thin or wasted.
  2. To become extremely thin or wasted.
adj
  1. Emaciated.

Pronunciation

ĭ-mā′shē-āt′ /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/ /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiˌeɪ̯t/ /ɪˈmeɪ̯.siˌeɪ̯t/ en-us-emaciate.ogg /ɪˈmæɪ̯.ʃiːˌæɪ̯t/ /əˈmæɪ̯.ʃiːˌæɪ̯t/ /ɪˈme.ʃiˌet/ /ɪˈmeː.ʃiːˌeːʈ/

Word forms

emaciate emaciates emaciating emaciated more emaciate most emaciate

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”).

Related words

meager gaunt

Derived words

emaciated emaciation
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