emaciate

Meaning

Verb

1. To make extremely thin or wasted.
2. To become extremely thin or wasted.

Adj

emaciated

Synonyms

waste

macerate

become thin

slim

thin

become lean

make thin

fade

pine away

reduce

attenuate

shrivel

slenderize

slim down

wear out

wilt

wither

tall and thin

shrink

cutdown

decline

detract

die back

droop

exhaust

languish

Etymology

From Latin emaciare (“to make lean, cause to waste away”), from ex- (“out”) + macies (“leanness”), from macer (“thin”).