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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 move air; to explode; to waste an opportunity

to speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds

to wash clothes, linens, etc.; or to conceal the origins of money obtained illegally

To deny, contradict, or speak against.

to form letters or words on a surface, typically with a pen or pencil

To burn something superficially or lightly, especially at the edges.