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emaciate

ema.ci.ate \i-'ma--she--.a-t\ \i-.ma--s(h)e--'a--sh*n\ vb [L emaciatus, pp. 
   of emaciare, fr. e- + macies leanness], fr. macer lean 1: to cause to lose 
   flesh so as to become very thin  2: to make feeble  : to waste away 
   physically  - ema.ci.a.tion n