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emaciate.

To make extremely thin or wasted.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/Received-Pronunciation/ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiˌeɪ̯t/Canada, General-American/ɪˈmeɪ̯.siˌeɪ̯t/Canada, General-American/ɪˈmæɪ̯.ʃiːˌæɪ̯t/Australia
  1. To make extremely thin or wasted.

    transitive
  2. To become extremely thin or wasted.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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”).

adj/ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/Received-Pronunciation/ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiˌeɪ̯t/Canada, General-American/ɪˈmeɪ̯.siˌeɪ̯t/Canada, General-American/ɪˈmæɪ̯.ʃiːˌæɪ̯t/Australia
  1. Emaciated.

Where this word comes from

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”).

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