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emaciate

DEFINITIONS OF: emaciate

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v grow weak and thin or waste away physically

“She emaciated during the chemotherapy”
Type of:
change state, turn
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

v cause to grow thin or weak

“The treatment emaciated him”
Synonyms:
macerate, waste
Type of:
debilitate, drain, enfeeble
make weak
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