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emaciate

/ɪˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/

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verb

/ɪˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревший глагол, означающий вызывать сильное истощение или исхудание, обычно из-за голода или болезни.

An obsolete verb meaning to cause to become extremely thin or wasted, typically due to starvation or disease.

  1. Cause extreme thinnessC2formalmedical

    To make someone or something abnormally thin or weak, typically due to illness or lack of food.

    ruИстощать

    • The prolonged illness emaciated him to the point of being bedridden.
    • Chronic malnutrition emaciates the body over time.
    • The famine emaciated the entire population of the region.

    Synonymsattenuateconsumereduceshrivelthinwastewither

    Antonymsfattenfleshplumpstuff

Forms
  • emaciated past participle
  • emaciated past simple
  • emaciating present participle
  • emaciates third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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