Emaciate

v. i.	1.	To lose flesh gradually and become very lean; to waste away in flesh. [imp. & p. p. Emaciated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Emaciating.]
v. t.	1.	To cause to waste away in flesh and become very lean; as, his sickness emaciated him.
a.	1.	Emaciated.

Verb	1.	emaciate - cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him" Synonyms: macerate, waste
	2.	emaciate - grow weak and thin or waste away physically; "She emaciated during the chemotherapy"

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