Synonyms & related words for emaciate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of emaciate — including waste, macerate, thin, shrivel, wizen, weazen. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to emaciate

Explore words related to emaciate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include tabefy, tabescent, emaciation, tabescence, gauntness, gaunt, cachectic, rawboned. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for emaciate

Common synonyms for emaciate include waste, macerate, thin, shrivel, wizen, weazen, rarefy — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does emaciate come from?

The word emaciate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root maci-, from Latin macies (“leanness”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.