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emaciate

verb

/ɪˈmeɪʃieɪt/

Meaning

To make abnormally thin or weak, usually because of illness or lack of food.

The prisoners were emaciated after months without proper food.

weaken, thin, starve, wither, waste away

nourish, strengthen, fatten

emaciated body, emaciate with hunger, emaciated frame, emaciating illness

To continue to live or exist after a difficult event or situation.

to look at written words and understand their meaning

To expose or make vulnerable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute.

to say something very loudly

To make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

to say something loudly; to telephone someone; to name