emaciates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emaciate
Source: Wiktionary
E*ma"ci*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Emaciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Emaciating.] Etym: [L. emaciatus, p. p. of emaciare to make lean; e + maciare to make lean or meager, fr. macies leanness, akin to macer lean. See Meager.]
Definition: To lose flesh gradually and become very lean; to waste away in flesh. "He emaciated and pined away." Sir T. Browne.
E*ma"ci*ate, v. t.
Definition: To cause to waste away in flesh and become very lean; as, his sickness emaciated him.
E*ma"ci*ate, a. Etym: [L. emaciatus, p. p.]
Definition: Emaciated. "Emaciate steeds." T. Warton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
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