emaciate

Verb

Verb Forms: emaciated, emaciating, emaciates

To make abnormally thin or weak.
cause to grow thin or weak
- "The treatment emaciated him"
grow weak and thin or waste away physically
- "She emaciated during the chemotherapy"
To make extremely thin or wasted.
To become extremely thin or wasted.

Adj

Emaciated.

Examples

Playing EMACIATE left my opponent’s rack feeling thin on vowels, a truly emaciating play.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēmaciātus, perfect passive participle of ēmaciō (“to make lean, to cause to waste away”), from ex- (“out”) + maciēs (“leanness”), from macer (“thin”).

Synonyms

macerate, waste

Scrabble Score: 12

emaciate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
emaciate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
emaciate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

emaciate: valid Words With Friends Word