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verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.
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Emaciating
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Word Origin & History
emaciate
1640s, from L. emaciatus, pp. of emaciare "make lean, waste away," from ex- "out" + macies "leanness," from macer "thin" (see macro-).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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