What does "emaciate" mean?
Emaciate: To lose flesh gradually and become very lean; to waste away in flesh. "He emaciated and pined away." Sir T. Browne.
Additional senses
- 2.To cause to waste away in flesh and become very lean; as, his sickness emaciated him.
- 3.Emaciated. "Emaciate steeds." T. Warton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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