e·ma·ci·ate (ĭ-mā′shē-āt′) tr. & intr.v. e·ma·ci·at·ed ,
e·ma·ci·at·ing ,
e·ma·ci·ates To make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation.
[Latin
ēmaciāre , ēmaciāt- :
ē-, ex- ,
intensive pref. ; see
ex- +
maciāre ,
to make thin ; see
māk- in
Indo-European roots .]
e·ma′ci·a′tion n.
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emaciate (ɪˈmeɪsɪˌeɪt ) vb (usually tr ) to become or cause to become abnormally thin
[C17: from Latin ēmaciāre to make lean, from macer thin]
eˌmaciˈation n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
e•ma•ci•ate (ɪˈmeɪ ʃiˌeɪt) v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. to make abnormally thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.
[1640–50; < Latin
ēmaciātus, past participle of
ēmaciāre =
ē- e - +
-maciāre, derivative of
maciēs leanness, wasted state]
e•ma•ci•a′tion, n.
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emaciate Past participle: emaciatedGerund: emaciatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative emaciate emaciate
Present I emaciate you emaciate he/she/it emaciates we emaciate you emaciate they emaciate
Preterite I emaciated you emaciated he/she/it emaciated we emaciated you emaciated they emaciated
Present Continuous I am emaciating you are emaciating he/she/it is emaciating we are emaciating you are emaciating they are emaciating
Present Perfect I have emaciated you have emaciated he/she/it has emaciated we have emaciated you have emaciated they have emaciated
Past Continuous I was emaciating you were emaciating he/she/it was emaciating we were emaciating you were emaciating they were emaciating
Past Perfect I had emaciated you had emaciated he/she/it had emaciated we had emaciated you had emaciated they had emaciated
Future I will emaciate you will emaciate he/she/it will emaciate we will emaciate you will emaciate they will emaciate
Future Perfect I will have emaciated you will have emaciated he/she/it will have emaciated we will have emaciated you will have emaciated they will have emaciated
Future Continuous I will be emaciating you will be emaciating he/she/it will be emaciating we will be emaciating you will be emaciating they will be emaciating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been emaciating you have been emaciating he/she/it has been emaciating we have been emaciating you have been emaciating they have been emaciating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been emaciating you will have been emaciating he/she/it will have been emaciating we will have been emaciating you will have been emaciating they will have been emaciating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been emaciating you had been emaciating he/she/it had been emaciating we had been emaciating you had been emaciating they had been emaciating
Conditional I would emaciate you would emaciate he/she/it would emaciate we would emaciate you would emaciate they would emaciate
Past Conditional I would have emaciated you would have emaciated he/she/it would have emaciated we would have emaciated you would have emaciated they would have emaciated
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. emaciate - cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"2. emaciate - grow weak and thin or waste away physically; "She emaciated during the chemotherapy"change state ,
turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
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