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Pronunciation : E*ma"ci*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. emaciatus, p. p. of emaciare to make lean; e + maciare to make lean or meager, fr. macies leanness, akin to macer lean. See Meager.]
Definition : Defn: To lose flesh gradually and become very lean; to waste away in flesh. "He emaciated and pined away." Sir T. Browne.

i. [imp. & p. p. Emaciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Emaciating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : E*ma"ci*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cause to waste away in flesh and become very lean; as, his sickness emaciated him.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : E*ma"ci*ate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. emaciatus, p. p.]
Definition : Defn: Emaciated. "Emaciate steeds." T. Warton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913