emaciate

English Thesaurus

1. grow weak and thin or waste away physically (verb.change)

hypernym	:	change state, turn,
definition	:	undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)

2. cause to grow thin or weak (verb.change)

hypernym	:	debilitate, drain, enfeeble,
definition	:	make weak (verb.change)

cause	:	emaciate,
definition	:	grow weak and thin or waste away physically (verb.change)

3. grow weak and thin or waste away physically (verb.change)

derivation	:	boniness, bonyness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration, boniness, bonyness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration,
definition	:	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) (noun.attribute)

4. cause to grow thin or weak (verb.change)

derivation	:	wastage,
definition	:	the process of wasting (noun.process)

derivation	:	cachexia, cachexy, wasting,
definition	:	any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease (noun.state)

5. grow weak and thin or waste away physically (verb.change)

derivation	:	boniness, bonyness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration, boniness, bonyness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration,
definition	:	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) (noun.attribute)

6. cause to grow thin or weak (verb.change)

derivation	:	wastage,
definition	:	the process of wasting (noun.process)

derivation	:	cachexia, cachexy, wasting,
definition	:	any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease (noun.state)