emaciate
e·ma·ci·ate
(ĭ-mā′shē-āt′)tr. & intr.v. e·ma·ci·at·ed, e·ma·ci·at·ing, e·ma·ci·ates
To make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation.
[Latin ēmaciāre, ēmaciāt- : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + maciāre, to make thin; see māk- in Indo-European roots.]
e·ma′ci·a′tion n.
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emaciate
(ɪˈmeɪsɪˌeɪt)vb
(usually tr) to become or cause to become abnormally thin
[C17: from Latin ēmaciāre to make lean, from macer thin]
eˌmaciˈation n
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e•ma•ci•ate
(ɪˈmeɪ ʃiˌeɪt)v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
to make abnormally thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.
[1640–50; < Latin ēmaciātus, past participle of ēmaciāre=ē- e- + -maciāre, derivative of maciēs leanness, wasted state]
e•ma•ci•a′tion, n.
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emaciate
Past participle: emaciated
Gerund: emaciating
| Imperative |
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| emaciate |
| emaciate |
| Present |
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| I emaciate |
| you emaciate |
| he/she/it emaciates |
| we emaciate |
| you emaciate |
| they emaciate |
| Preterite |
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| I emaciated |
| you emaciated |
| he/she/it emaciated |
| we emaciated |
| you emaciated |
| they emaciated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am emaciating |
| you are emaciating |
| he/she/it is emaciating |
| we are emaciating |
| you are emaciating |
| they are emaciating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have emaciated |
| you have emaciated |
| he/she/it has emaciated |
| we have emaciated |
| you have emaciated |
| they have emaciated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was emaciating |
| you were emaciating |
| he/she/it was emaciating |
| we were emaciating |
| you were emaciating |
| they were emaciating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had emaciated |
| you had emaciated |
| he/she/it had emaciated |
| we had emaciated |
| you had emaciated |
| they had emaciated |
| Future |
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| I will emaciate |
| you will emaciate |
| he/she/it will emaciate |
| we will emaciate |
| you will emaciate |
| they will emaciate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have emaciated |
| you will have emaciated |
| he/she/it will have emaciated |
| we will have emaciated |
| you will have emaciated |
| they will have emaciated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be emaciating |
| you will be emaciating |
| he/she/it will be emaciating |
| we will be emaciating |
| you will be emaciating |
| they will be emaciating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been emaciating |
| you have been emaciating |
| he/she/it has been emaciating |
| we have been emaciating |
| you have been emaciating |
| they have been emaciating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been emaciating |
| you will have been emaciating |
| he/she/it will have been emaciating |
| we will have been emaciating |
| you will have been emaciating |
| they will have been emaciating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been emaciating |
| you had been emaciating |
| he/she/it had been emaciating |
| we had been emaciating |
| you had been emaciating |
| they had been emaciating |
| Conditional |
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| I would emaciate |
| you would emaciate |
| he/she/it would emaciate |
| we would emaciate |
| you would emaciate |
| they would emaciate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have emaciated |
| you would have emaciated |
| he/she/it would have emaciated |
| we would have emaciated |
| you would have emaciated |
| they would have emaciated |
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