emaciate
VERB
/ɪ'meɪʃi,eɪt/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
emaciate is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1M3A1C3I1A1T1E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does emaciate mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Cause to grow thin or weak.
“The treatment emaciated him”
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2
Grow weak and thin or waste away physically.
“She emaciated during the chemotherapy”
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