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emaciate
e·ma·ci·ate [ i máyshee àyt ] (past and past participle e·ma·ci·at·ed, present participle e·ma·ci·at·ing, 3rd person present singular e·ma·ci·ates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
make or become thin: to become, or make somebody or something become, extremely thin
[Early 17th century. < Latin emaciat-, past participle of emaciare "make lean, waste away" < macer "lean"]

e·ma·ci·a·tion [ i màyshee áysh'n ] noun
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