emaciated

Meanings

• adjective

  Extremely thin from lack of food or illness.

  - "The Holocaust left many Jews emaciated and weak."
  - "The famine in Ethiopia had left thousands of children emaciated."

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈmeɪsieɪtɪd/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with emaciated
acetate , animate , create , debate , elate , generate , hate , late , mate , orate , plate , rate , state , wait

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Variants

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emaciated , emaciate , emaciates , emaciating , emaciation , emaciations

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Etymology

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From Old French 'esmaicier' meaning 'to make thin or lean'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'emaciated' is often used in medical contexts to describe patients who are suffering from severe weight loss due to illness or disease.

2. In some cultures, being emaciated is seen as a sign of beauty or spiritual purity.

3. The word 'emaciated' comes from the Old French word 'esmaicier', which means 'to make thin or lean'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Malnourished: A person or animal that is not getting enough nutrients from food.

2. Anorexia: An eating disorder characterized by the deliberate refusal to maintain a healthy weight, often resulting in extreme weight loss and emaciation.

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Culture

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In literature and art, the term 'emaciated' is often used to describe characters or subjects that are thin or weak due to illness or starvation. It can also be used metaphorically to describe ideas or emotions that are weak or underdeveloped.

How to Memorize "emaciated"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person or animal that is extremely thin and weak. Imagine their ribs sticking out, their skin hanging loosely on their bones, and their eyes sunken in their sockets.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'emaciated' with the image of a malnourished person or animal.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the first few letters of the word 'emaciated': E-M-A-C-I-A-T-E-D. Each letter represents a word that describes a thin or weak person or animal: 'Extremely Malnourished Anorexic Creature In A Terrible state'.

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