emaciate

verbCommon GRE wordMore E words

to make abnormally thin and weak through starvation or disease

In a sentence

Emaciate in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing emaciate in a sentence.

The drought began to emaciate the livestock across the region.

Synonyms

wastewitherenfeeble

Antonyms

nourishfatten

Keep going

to gradually decline, recede, or diminish

overflowing enthusiasm and liveliness

the quality of overflowing, bubbling enthusiasm

overflowing with cheerful enthusiasm and high spirits

deviating from conventional or accepted behavior in odd ways

a level or rank within an organization, profession, or society

drawing from a wide and diverse range of sources or styles

to deprive of importance or overshadow by being superior

Common questions

Emaciate (verb) means to make abnormally thin and weak through starvation or disease

Here is emaciate used in an example sentence: "The drought began to emaciate the livestock across the region."

Common synonyms for emaciate include waste, wither, enfeeble.

Antonyms of emaciate include nourish, fatten.

Emaciate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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