verb · transitive

emaciate

e·ma·ci·ate

emaciate · emaciates · emaciated · emaciating

витрачати, тратити, спустошувати

изнурять, истощать, чахнуть, истощаться

abmagern, ausmergeln

To make extremely thin or wastedTo make extremely thin or wasted.

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UK/ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/US/ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiˌeɪ̯t/

» I found him undernourished and emaciated.

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To make extremely thin or wasted.
истощатьistoščatʹ, изнуря́тьiznurjátʹ
(intransitive)To become extremely thin or wasted.
abmagern, ausmergeln
истощатьсяistoščatʹsja, чахнутьčaxnutʹ

More definitions

grow weak and thin or waste away physically
cause to grow thin or weak

Examples

12 sentences

I found him undernourished and emaciated.
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The zoo's zebra was emaciated and dirty.
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The creature was tall, but heavily emaciated.
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He is so emaciated that you'll hardly recognize him.
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Felix was completely emaciated.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

(transitive) make extremely thin or wasted:

(intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

(intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin ēmaciātus, perfect passive participle of ēmaciō (“to make lean, to cau

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”).

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