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The Clue

Make lean (8 letter answer)

The Answer

EMACIATE

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Notes

The answer EMACIATE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.

Related Clues

Starve
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Make feeble
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Make abnormally lean
Make abnormally thin

Definition

EMACIATE as a verb:

1. (waste, emaciate, macerate) = cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
2. grow weak and thin or waste away physically; "She emaciated during the chemotherapy"