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Emaciated vs Attenuated - What's the difference?

emaciated | attenuated |

As adjectives the difference between emaciated and attenuated

is that emaciated is thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease while attenuated is made, or become weak; subject to attenuation.

As verbs the difference between emaciated and attenuated

is that emaciated is past tense of emaciate while attenuated is past tense of attenuate.

emaciated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
    • The emaciated prisoners in the death camps were weak and sickly.

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (emaciate)

    • Related terms

    * emaciate * emaciation

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    attenuated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (attenuate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Made, or become weak; subject to attenuation
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  • (botany) Long and tapering (especially of leaves)