emaciate: Meaning and Definition of

e•ma•ci•ate

Pronunciation: (i-mā'shē-āt"), [key]
— -at•ed, -at•ing.
  1. to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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