emaciate
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(verb) grow weak and thin or waste away physically; "She emaciated during the chemotherapy" |
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Related Words: change state, turn |
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(verb) cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him" |
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Synonyms: macerate, waste |
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Related Words: debilitate, drain, enfeeble |
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