emaciate

emaciate

English

Etymology

From Latin emaciare (“to make lean, cause to waste away”), from ex- (“out”) + macies (“leanness”), from macer (“thin”).

Verb

emaciate (third-person singular simple present emaciates, present participle emaciating, simple past and past participle emaciated)

1. (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
2. (intransitive) To become extremely thin or wasted.

Derived terms

• emaciated
• emaciation

Related terms

• meager

See also

• gaunt

Translations

(transitive) make extremely thin or wasted

Bulgarian: изтощавам, изнурявам (iztoštavam, iznurjavam) Dutch: uitmergelen (nl), uithongeren (nl) French: amaigrir (fr), émacier (fr) (rare) Italian: emaciare Maori: kaikohi, kohi

Norwegian: Bokmål: slanke, tynne Russian: истощать (ru) (istoščatʹ), изнуря́ть (ru) (iznurjátʹ) Spanish: demacrar (es), emaciar

(intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted

Bulgarian: изтощавам се (iztoštavam se) Dutch: verschrompelen (nl), vermageren (nl) French: s'émacier (fr), s'amaigrir (fr) Italian: emaciarsi

Norwegian: Bokmål: slanke seg, avmagres Russian: истощаться (ru) (istoščatʹsja), чахнуть (ru) (čaxnutʹ) Spanish: demacrarse (es), emaciarse

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Translations to be checked

German: (please verify) abmagern (de), (please verify) abmergeln, (please verify) ausmergeln

Further reading

• emaciate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• emaciate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• “emaciate” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Adjective

emaciate (comparative more emaciate, superlative most emaciate)

1. emaciated

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Italian

Adjective

emaciate

1. feminine plural of emaciato