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emacerating

emacerating is the present participle and gerund of emacerate.

Meaning of emacerate

Verb

emacerate (third-person singular simple present emacerates, present participle emacerating, simple past and past participle emacerated)

  1. (obsolete) To make or become lean; to emaciate.
    • Let Cockle, ſtead of Barley, stead of wheat,
      Let Thistles all my grounds emacerate.1685, William Clark, The Grand Tryal

Questions about emacerating

What is emacerating the present participle and gerund of?
Emacerating is the present participle and gerund of emacerate.

Words near emacerating in the dictionary

  1. ema datshi
  2. EMAC
  3. emacerate
  4. emacerated
  5. emacerates
  6. emacerating
  7. emaceration
  8. emacerations
  9. emaciate
  10. emaciated
  11. emaciatedness

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