E-măç'er-āte, v. t. & i.

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v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. EMACERATED; p. pr. & vb. n. EMACERATING.] [Lat. emacerare, emaceratum, from e, out, and macerare, to make soft or tender.] To make lean or to become lean; to emaciate. [Obs.] Bullokar.