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suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease
- the emaciated bodies of the survivors of the concentration camps
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emaciated
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past tense of emaciate
Synonyms & Antonyms of emaciated (Entry 2 of 2)
to lose bodily strength or vigor
- without adequate medical supplies, doctors could only look on helplessly as cholera victims continued to emaciate
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“Emaciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emaciated. Accessed 28 Oct. 2021.
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