Associations to the word «Emaciate»

Adjective

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Wiktionary

EMACIATE, verb. (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted
EMACIATE, verb. (intransitive) To become extremely thin or wasted.

Dictionary definition

EMACIATE, verb. Cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him".
EMACIATE, verb. Grow weak and thin or waste away physically; "She emaciated during the chemotherapy".

Wise words

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