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