vt. 使消瘦, 使憔悴

vi. 消瘦

Emaciate \E*ma"ci*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Emaciated}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Emaciating}.] [L. emaciatus, p. p. of emaciare to
make lean; e + maciare to make lean or meager, fr. macies
leanness, akin to macer lean. See {Meager}.]
To lose flesh gradually and become very lean; to waste away
in flesh. ``He emaciated and pined away.'' --Sir T. Browne.


Emaciate \E*ma"ci*ate\, v. t.
To cause to waste away in flesh and become very lean; as, his
sickness emaciated him.


Emaciate \E*ma"ci*ate\, a. [L. emaciatus, p. p.]
Emaciated. ``Emaciate steeds.'' --T. Warton.