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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Atrophy

/ăt'-rəf-ē/ · At·ro·phy · IPA /ˈæt.ɹə.fi/
01 n. A wasting away from lack of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part.
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    A wasting away from lack of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part.
02 v. t. To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
p. p. Atrophied
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    To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
03 v. i. To waste away; to dwindle.
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    To waste away; to dwindle.