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Definition of: emaciate
(i·mā′shē·āt) v.t. ·at·ed, ·at·ing
To make abnormally lean; cause to lose flesh. [<L emaciatus, pp. of emaciare waste away <ex- out + macies leanness]
—e·ma′ci·a′·tion noun
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