emaciate

Etymology

From Latin emaciare (“to make lean, cause to waste away”), from ex- (“out”) + macies (“leanness”), from macer (“thin”).

verb

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

adj

  1. emaciated

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