transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈmā-shē-ˌāt ]
verb
( -at·ed ; -at·ing )
Etymology: Latin emaciatus, past participle of emaciare, from e- + macies leanness, from macer lean — more at meager
Date: 1646
intransitive verb
: to waste away physically
transitive verb
1. : to cause to lose flesh so as to become very thin
cattle emaciated by illness
2. : to make feeble
• ema·ci·a·tion -ˌmā-s(h)ē-ˈā-shən noun