1
[ verb ] cause to grow thin or weak

Synonyms

macerate waste

Examples

"The treatment emaciated him"

Related terms

enfeeble cachexia wastage

2
[ verb ] grow weak and thin or waste away physically

Examples

"She emaciated during the chemotherapy"

Related terms

change_state bonyness

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Rhymes with

ingratiate glaciate negotiate initiate renegotiate differentiate remediate appreciate depreciate negotiate substantiate mediate officiate associate repatriate expatriate glaciate irradiate differentiate permeate disassociate humiliate radiate enunciate nauseate substantiate delineate abbreviate expiate deviate dissociate retaliate associate excoriate recreate alleviate repudiate infuriate foliate misappropriate appropriate expropriate obviate create disassociate affiliate recreate exfoliate procreate

Phonetic and Homophones

IH0 M EY1 SH IY0 EY2 T

Similar Spelling

emaciated emaciation

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