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emaciate

v.
US //ɪˈmeɪʃiˌeɪt// ema·ci·ate
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Origin

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”).

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