English dictionary

emaciate

/I/'m/eI//S//i/,/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

cause to grow thin or weak

verb.change

Examples
The treatment emaciated him.

Synonyms macerate waste

Source: WordNet 3.0
grow weak and thin or waste away physically

verb.change

Examples
She emaciated during the chemotherapy.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To lose flesh gradually and become very lean; to waste away in flesh.

verb

Source: webster1913
To cause to waste away in flesh and become very lean; as, his sickness <i>emaciated</i> him.

verb

Source: webster1913