emaciated

[ ih-mey-shee-ey-tid ]
/ ɪˈmeɪ ʃiˌeɪ tɪd /
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adjective

marked by emaciation.

Origin of emaciated

First recorded in 1655–65; emaciate + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM emaciated

un·e·ma·ci·at·ed, adjective

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Definition for emaciated (2 of 2)

emaciate
[ ih-mey-shee-eyt ]
/ ɪˈmeɪ ʃiˌeɪt /

verb (used with object), e·ma·ci·at·ed, e·ma·ci·at·ing.

to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.

Origin of emaciate

1640–50; < Latin ēmaciātus, wasted away, equivalent to ē- e-1 + maciātus, past participle of maciāre to produce leanness ( maci(ēs) leanness + -ātus -ate1)

Words related to emaciated

bony, skeletal, gaunt, skinny, scrawny, anorexic, peaked, attenuate, lean, famished, wasted, pinched, attenuated, atrophied, cadaverous, consumptive, haggard, meager, underfed, wizened

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British Dictionary definitions for emaciated (1 of 2)

emaciated
/ (ɪˈmeɪsɪˌeɪtɪd) /

adjective

abnormally thin

British Dictionary definitions for emaciated (2 of 2)

emaciate
/ (ɪˈmeɪsɪˌeɪt) /

verb

(usually tr) to become or cause to become abnormally thin

Derived forms of emaciate

emaciation, noun

Word Origin for emaciate

C17: from Latin ēmaciāre to make lean, from macer thin