Emaciate

Origin

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

Full definition of emaciate

Verb

1. (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted''Anorexics ignore that sustained emaciation ends in starvation.
2. (intransitive) To become extremely thin or wasted.

Derived terms

• emaciated
• emaciation