emaciate C2+ Topic:Art & Music US /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiˌeɪ̯t/ UK /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/ See IPA manual Freq #349835 Meanings 1 verb grow weak and thin or waste away physically The patient emaciated during the chemotherapy. 2 verb cause to grow thin or weak The treatment emaciated him. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 verb · cause to grow thin or weak waste Word family Forms emaciation Derived forms emaciatedemaciation Related forms meager 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”). Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # emaciate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiˌeɪ̯t/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/ **Frequency rank:** 349835 ## Meanings 1. grow weak and thin or waste away physically 2. cause to grow thin or weak ## Examples - The patient emaciated during the chemotherapy. - The treatment emaciated him. ## Synonyms - waste ## Derived Forms - emaciated - emaciation ## Related Forms - meager ## 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”). ## Topics - Art & Music markdown