emaciate

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At last he began to emaciate and look haggard.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles

I cherished her reproach like physic-wine, For I saw in that emaciate shape of bitterness and bleakness    A nobler soul than mine.

From Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses by Hardy, Thomas

Continuing to emaciate her body with austere penances, she devoted herself to the worship of the pitris and the gods in that solitary forest.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

They thought they must emaciate their bodies with watching, fasting, toil, and hunger.

From Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation by Dau, W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore)

He dressed with the utmost care; painted his wrinkled brow and emaciate cheeks, and resorted to all the appliances of art to maintain the aspect of youth and vigor.

From Louis XIV. Makers of History Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)