emaciate Synonyms
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emaciate Meaning
emaciate (v)
cause to grow thin or weak
grow weak and thin or waste away physically
emaciate (v. i.)
To lose flesh gradually and become very lean; to waste away in flesh.
emaciate (v. t.)
To cause to waste away in flesh and become very lean; as, his sickness emaciated him.
emaciate (a.)
Emaciated.
emaciate Sentence Examples
- The famine had emaciated the population, leaving them weak and vulnerable.
- The illness had emaciated her body, making her frail and feeble.
- The old man had become emaciated over the years, his skin sagging and his bones protruding.
- The emaciated dog was skin and bones, its ribs clearly visible through its thin coat.
- The emaciated child looked up at me with pleading eyes, his face gaunt and hollow.
- The emaciated prisoner was a shadow of his former self, his health broken by years of abuse.
- The emaciated horse stood in the field, its haunches sunken and its coat dull and matted.
- The emaciated woman was unable to work, her body too weak to support her.
- The emaciated patient needed constant care, his body too frail to fight off infection.
- The emaciated corpse was a painful reminder of the ravages of war.
FAQs About the word emaciate
cause to grow thin or weak, grow weak and thin or waste away physicallyTo lose flesh gradually and become very lean; to waste away in flesh., To cause to waste
sag, decay,weaken, fade, fail, go, languish, lag, droop,sink
rebound,recover, recover, rebound, recuperate, recuperate, gain, gain,rally, rally
The famine had emaciated the population, leaving them weak and vulnerable.
The illness had emaciated her body, making her frail and feeble.
The old man had become emaciated over the years, his skin sagging and his bones protruding.
The emaciated dog was skin and bones, its ribs clearly visible through its thin coat.
