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EMACIATE
Definition of EMACIATE
verb
To make extremely thin or wasted.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin ēmaciātus, perfect passive participle of ēmaciō (“to make lean, to cause to waste away”), from ex- (“out”) + maciēs (“leanness”), from macer (“thin”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EMACIATE · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EMACIATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 49 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EMACIATE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEEIMT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Words that start EMACIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found EMACIATE?
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