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Emaciate
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Part of speech: verb (v.)
To lose flesh gradually and become very lean; to waste away in flesh. "He emaciated and pined away." Sir T. Browne.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To cause to waste away in flesh and become very lean; as, his sickness emaciated him.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Emaciated. "Emaciate steeds." T. Warton.