Emaciate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to grow thin or weak

grow weak and thin or waste away physically

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/iːmˈeɪsɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɛmpt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɛmpt/

3 syllables Say it as /iːmˈeɪsɪˌeɪt/.

Examples

The treatment emaciated him
She emaciated during the chemotherapy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waste macerate

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to grow thin or weak “The treatment emaciated him”
verb	grow weak and thin or waste away physically “She emaciated during the chemotherapy”

Word Forms

wastage	noun	the process of wasting
wasting	noun	any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
emaciation	noun	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
maceration	noun	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abmagern

dazu führen, dünn oder schwach zu werden

🇫🇷French

émacier

faire maigrir ou s’affaiblir

🇪🇸Spanish

demacrar

causar adelgazamiento o debilidad

🇮🇹Italian

emaciare

causare dimagrimento o debolezza

🇳🇱Dutch

vermageren

ervoor zorgen dat u mager of zwak wordt

🇵🇹Portuguese

emagrecer

fazer com que fique magro ou fraco

🇷🇺Russian

истощать

привести к похудению или слабости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुर्बल करना

पतला या कमजोर होने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্বল করা

পাতলা বা দুর্বল হওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

மெலிந்துவிடும்

மெல்லிய அல்லது பலவீனமாக வளர காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కృశించు

సన్నగా లేదా బలహీనంగా పెరగడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

अशक्त होणे

पातळ किंवा कमकुवत होण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

અશક્ત

પાતળા અથવા નબળા થવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಣಕಲು

ತೆಳ್ಳಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ದುರ್ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆಯಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെലിഞ്ഞുകയറുക

മെലിഞ്ഞതോ ദുർബലമോ ആയി വളരാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਕਰਨਾ

ਪਤਲੇ ਜਾਂ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمزور کرنا

پتلا یا کمزور ہونے کا سبب بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

消瘦

导致变瘦或虚弱

🇯🇵Japanese

やせ細る

痩せたり弱ったりする原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

여위다

마르거나 약해지게 만드는 원인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hốc hác

nguyên nhân để phát triển mỏng hoặc yếu

🇹🇭Thai

ผอมแห้ง

ทำให้ผอมลงหรืออ่อนแอลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuat kurus

menyebabkan menjadi kurus atau lemah

🇵🇭Filipino

magpayat

maging sanhi ng pagiging manipis o mahina

🇲🇾Malay

kurus

menyebabkan menjadi kurus atau lemah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هزال

يسبب نموا نحيفا أو ضعيفا

🇮🇷Persian

لاغر شدن

باعث لاغری یا ضعیف شدن می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bir deri bir kemik

zayıflamaya veya zayıflamaya neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

כחוש

לגרום לרזון או חלש

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