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emaciate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪˈmæɪ̯.ʃiːˌæɪ̯t/ (Australia)
  • ĭ-mā′shē-āt′
  • /ɪˈmeɪ̯.siˌeɪ̯t/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /əˈmæɪ̯.ʃiːˌæɪ̯t/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiˌeɪ̯t/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ɪˈme.ʃiˌet/ (Scotland)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēmaciātus, perfect passive participle of ēmaciō (“to make lean, to cause to waste away”), from ex- (“out”) + maciēs (“leanness”), from macer (“thin”).

Meanings

  1. Emaciated.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more emaciate Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most emaciate Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

gaunt

emaciate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɪˈmæɪ̯.ʃiːˌæɪ̯t/ (Australia)
  • ĭ-mā′shē-āt′
  • /ɪˈmeɪ̯.siˌeɪ̯t/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /əˈmæɪ̯.ʃiːˌæɪ̯t/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiːˌeɪ̯t/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiˌeɪ̯t/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ɪˈme.ʃiˌet/ (Scotland)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēmaciātus, perfect passive participle of ēmaciō (“to make lean, to cause to waste away”), from ex- (“out”) + maciēs (“leanness”), from macer (“thin”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
  2. (intransitive) To become extremely thin or wasted.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
emaciates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
emaciated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
emaciated Tense=Past lexicographic
emaciating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

emaciation · emaciated

Relateds

meager

Translations (35)

bg изтощавам ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · it emaciarsi ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · nl verschrompelen ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · ru чахнуть ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · mi hīroki ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · ug يادىماق ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · it emaciare ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · fr émacier ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · de abmagern ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · nb tynne ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · nb avmagres ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · ru истощать ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · ug يادىماق ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · nb slanke ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · ru истощаться ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · nl uitmergelen ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · ru изнуря́ть ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · da udmagre ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · da slanke ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · fr s'amaigrir ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · es demacrarse ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · fr amaigrir ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · mi kaikohi ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · es emaciarse ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · nl uithongeren ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · fr s'émacier ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · bg изтощавам се ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · da slanke sig ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · mi kohi ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · nb slanke seg ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · nl vermageren ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · mi whakahīroki ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · es emaciar ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted) · de ausmergeln ((intransitive) become extremely thin or wasted) · es demacrar ((transitive) make extremely thin or wasted)