emaciate

Meanings

Verb

cause to grow thin or weak
- "The treatment emaciated him"
grow weak and thin or waste away physically
- "She emaciated during the chemotherapy"
To make extremely thin or wasted.
To become extremely thin or wasted.

Adj

Emaciated.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēmaciātus, perfect passive participle of ēmaciō (“to make lean, to cause to waste away”), from ex- (“out”) + maciēs (“leanness”), from macer (“thin”).

Synonyms

macerate, waste

Scrabble Score: 12

emaciate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
emaciate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
emaciate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

emaciate is a valid Words With Friends word