emaciate
/ɪˈmeɪsieɪt/verb
उच्चारण इमेसिएट
दुर्बल करना, कृश करना
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[T] ~ sb formal, usually passive
to make somebody or an animal very thin and weak, usually because of illness or lack of food
दुर्बल करना, कृश करना
- Famine emaciated the population.
- Months of illness had left the old farmer weak and emaciated.
- Years of poor diet had emaciated the prisoners.
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- A long fever can emaciate even a strong young man.
- Hunger and disease emaciated the herd during the drought.
Synonyms waste away weaken starve enfeeble debilitate
Opposite fatten strengthen nourish
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Keep the very-thin words together: emaciated, gaunt, skeletal, haggard, cadaverous (very pale and thin like a dead body), wasted.
बहुत दुबलेपन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: emaciated, gaunt, skeletal, haggard, cadaverous (शव जैसा पीला और दुबला), wasted।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: the verb emaciate is rare; the adjective emaciated (very thin and weak: 'emaciated children') is much more common.
प्रयोग में verb emaciate दुर्लभ है; adjective emaciated (बहुत दुबला और कमज़ोर: 'emaciated children') बहुत अधिक आम है।