emagrecer

Meaning

1. to become leaner; to lose body weight
2. to emaciate; to make leaner, to cause to lose body weight

Concepts

thin

reduce

slim

slim down

lose weight

lose

melt off

slenderize

grow thin

emaciate

Synonyms

perder

secar

perder peso

reduzir peso

tornar-se magro

emagrentar

Translations

dimagrire

adelgazar

αδυνατίζω

maigrir

abnehmen

aprimar-se

enflaquecer

afslanken

afvallen

amaigrir

amagrir-se

vermageren

perdre

amagrir

aflaquir-se

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.ma.ɡɾeˈse(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese enmagrecer, from Late Latin ēmacrēscere, from Latin macer (“lean”), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. By surface analysis, e- + magro + -ecer.