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▪ I. eˈmaciating, vbl. n.
[f. emaciate v. + -ing1.]
Making lean; fig. enfeebling.
1717L. Howel Desiderius (ed. 3) 125 Without these all other Food tends to the emaciating and imparing our spiritual Strength.
▪ II. eˈmaciating, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That emaciates.
a1626Bacon (J.) Men, after long emaciating diets, wax plump, fat, and almost new. 1656Blount Glossogr., Emaciating diseases, Consumptions or such like. 1794S. Williams Vermont 331 Emaciating pains and maladies. |