E*ma"ci*ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Emaciated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Emaciating.] [L. emaciatus, p. p. of emaciare to make lean; e + maciare to make lean or meager, fr. macies leanness, akin to macer lean. See Meager.]
To lose flesh gradually and become very lean; to waste away in flesh.
"He
emaciated and pined away."
Sir T. Browne.
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E*ma"ci*ate, v. t.
To cause to waste away in flesh and become very lean; as, his sickness emaciated him.
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E*ma"ci*ate (?), a. [L. emaciatus, p. p.]
Emaciated.
"
Emaciate steeds."
T. Warton.
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