emaciate

English

Etymology

From Latin emaciare (“to make lean, cause to waste away”), from ex- (“out”) + macies (“leanness”), from macer (“thin”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

emaciate (third-person singular simple present emaciates, present participle emaciating, simple past and past participle emaciated)

1. (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
2. (intransitive) To become extremely thin or wasted.

Derived terms

• emaciated
• emaciation

Related terms

• meager

Translations

(transitive) make extremely thin or wasted

• Bulgarian: изтощавам (bg) (iztoštavam)
• Danish: slanke, fortynde
• Dutch: uitmergelen (nl), uithongeren (nl)
• French: amaigrir (fr), émacier (fr) (rare)
• Italian: emaciare
• Maori: kaikohi, kohi, whakahīroki
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: slanke, tynne

• Russian: истощать (ru) (istoščatʹ), изнуря́ть (ru) (iznurjátʹ)
• Spanish: demacrar (es), emaciar

(intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted

• Bulgarian: изтощавам се (iztoštavam se)
• Danish: slanke sig
• Dutch: verschrompelen (nl), vermageren (nl)
• French: s’émacier (fr), s’amaigrir (fr)
• German: abmagern (de), ausmergeln (de)
• Italian: emaciarsi
• Maori: hīroki
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: slanke seg, avmagres

• Russian: истощаться (ru) (istoščatʹsja), чахнуть (ru) (čaxnutʹ)
• Spanish: demacrarse (es), emaciarse

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• German: ^{(please verify)} abmergeln (de)

See also

• gaunt

Further reading

• “emaciate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “emaciate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “emaciate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Adjective

emaciate (comparative more emaciate, superlative most emaciate)

1. emaciated

Italian

Adjective

emaciate

1. feminine plural of emaciato