emaciate

tr. & intr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -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.]

emaciation e·ma'ci·a'tion n.

Excessive leanness; a wasted condition of the body; generally taken to mean that the body weight is less than 50% of the normal expected for a comparable normal animal.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: cause to grow thin or weak
  Synonyms: waste, macerate

Meaning #2: grow weak and thin or waste away physically

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr., -
v. intr. - udtære, afmagre, emaciere

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitmergelen, verzwakken, uitputten

Français (French)
v. tr. - émacier, amaigrir, décharner
v. intr. - s'émacier, s'amaigrir, se décharner

Deutsch (German)
v. - abzehren, auszehren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αδυνατίζω, αποσκελετώνω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
far dimagrire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - emagrecer

Русский (Russian)
истощать, изнурять, чахнуть

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - demacrar, enflaquecer, adelgazar
v. intr. - demacrarse, enflaquecerse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utmärgla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使憔悴, 使消瘦, 消瘦

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使憔悴, 使消瘦
v. intr. - 消瘦

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 야위게 하다, 감소시키다
v. intr. - 야위다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - やせ衰えさせる, やつれさせる, 弱める, やつれる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينحل, يهزل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרזה‬
v. intr. - ‮רזה, נחלש‬

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