Main Entry:

ema·ci·ate

Pronunciation:

\i-ˈmā-shē-ˌāt\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ema·ci·at·ed; ema·ci·at·ing

Etymology:

Latin emaciatus, past participle of emaciare, from e- + macies leanness, from macer lean — more at meager

Date:

1646

intransitive verb : to waste away physically transitive verb 1 : to cause to lose flesh so as to become very thin <cattle emaciated by illness> 2 : to make feeble

— ema·ci·a·tion \-ˌmā-s(h)ē-ˈā-shən\ noun