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Emaciate vs Weaken - What's the difference?

emaciate | weaken |

In lang=en terms the difference between emaciate and weaken

is that emaciate is to become extremely thin or wasted while weaken is to become weaker.

As verbs the difference between emaciate and weaken

is that emaciate is to make extremely thin or wasted while weaken is to make weaker.

emaciate

English

Verb

(emaciat)
  • To make extremely thin or wasted
  • ''Anorexics ignore that sustained emaciation ends in starvation.
  • To become extremely thin or wasted.
  • Derived terms

    * emaciated * emaciation

    weaken

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make weaker.
  • To become weaker.