emaciate

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e·ma·ci·ate / iˈmāshēˌāt/ • v. [tr.] [usu. as adj.] (emaciated) make abnormally thin or weak, esp. because of illness or a lack of food: she was so emaciated she could hardly stand.DERIVATIVES: e·ma·ci·a·tion / iˌmāshēˈāshən/ n.

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