Synonyms of emaciates

emaciates

verb

present tense third-person singular of emaciate

as in fades

to lose bodily strength or vigor

without adequate medical supplies, doctors could only look on helplessly as cholera victims continued to emaciate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fades
• weakens
• sags
• goes
• fails
• sinks
• decays
• lags
• droops
• flags
• breaks down
• wears out
• deteriorates
• languishes
• wilts
• withers
• wastes (away)
• runs down
• yields
• degenerates
• rots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovers
• rallies
• rebounds
• convalesces
• recuperates
• gains

• recovers
• rallies
• rebounds
• convalesces
• recuperates
• gains