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emaciating

UK
/ɪˈmeɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/
US
/ɪˈmeɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/

Translations

emaciatingnoun
Gerund: the act or process of causing or becoming abnormally thin.
amaigrissementAction ou processus d’amaigrissement anormal ; usage rare comme nom.
Prolonged starvation leads to severe emaciating.
Une famine prolongée conduit à un amaigrissement sévère.
Additional translations
dépérissementInsiste sur l’affaiblissement progressif associé à la perte de poids.
Synonyms
emaciation
wasting
wasting away
atrophy
cachexia
consumption
gauntness
thinness
emaciatinggerund / present participle
Used attributively or predicatively to describe something that causes or is undergoing emaciation.
amaigrissantQui fait maigrir, qui provoque un amaigrissement anormal.
The emaciating fever swept through the camp.
La fièvre amaigrissante a ravagé le camp.
Additional translations
dépérissantSe dit d’une personne ou d’un être vivant qui devient anormalement maigre et faible.
Synonyms
wasting
consuming
devouring
starving
withering
enfeebling
attenuating
malnourishing
shriveling
gaunt-making
emaciative
emaciateverb

emaciating

Gerund

emaciated
Past Simple
emaciated
Past Participle
emaciating
Gerund
UK
/ɪˈmeɪʃiˌeɪt/
US
/ɪˈmeɪʃiˌeɪt/
émacierVerbe transitif littéraire ou médical.
The severe drought emaciated the livestock, leaving them frail and undernourished.
La grave sécheresse a émacié le bétail, le laissant faible et sous-alimenté.
Additional translations
s'émacierEmploi pronominal, surtout pour l'idée de dépérir ou perdre fortement du poids.
Synonyms
waste
thin
gaunt
scrawny
hollow
shrink
slim down
reduce
Antonyms
fat
fatten
nourish
enrich

Definitions

emaciatingnoun
The act or process of making or becoming abnormally thin or weak.
Prolonged starvation leads to severe emaciating.
emaciatinggerund / present participle
Causing someone or something to become abnormally thin or weak; wasting.
The emaciating fever swept through the camp.
In the process of becoming abnormally thin.
She cared for the emaciating child with great tenderness.
emaciateverb
To cause to become abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or lack of food.
The severe drought emaciated the livestock, leaving them frail and undernourished.
To waste away and become abnormally thin or weak.
After months of starvation, the prisoners began to emaciate, their ribs plainly visible.
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