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View usage for: (ætrəfi) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense atrophies, present participle atrophying, past tense, past participle atrophied1. verbIf a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness. [formal] Scott's muscle atrophied, his leg became stunted, and he was left lame. [VERB] Patients exercised their atrophied limbs in the swimming pool. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: waste away, waste, shrink, diminish More Synonyms of atrophy Atrophy is also a noun. ...exercises to avoid jelling and atrophy of cartilage. 2. verbIf something atrophies, its size, degree, or effectiveness decreases because it is not used or protected. [formal] If you allow your mind to stagnate, this particular talent will atrophy. [VERB] Many hoped he would renew the country's atrophied political system. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: decline, waste, fade, shrink More Synonyms of atrophy Atrophy is also a noun. ...levels of consciousness which are nowadays usurped by television and in dangerof atrophy. More Synonyms of atrophy atrophy in British English (ˈætrəfɪ) nounWord forms: plural -phies1. a wasting away of an organ or part, or a failure to grow to normal size as the result of disease, faulty nutrition, etc 2. any degeneration or diminution, esp through lack of use verbWord forms: -phies, -phying or -phied3. to waste away or cause to waste away Derived forms atrophic (əˈtrɒfɪk) adjective Word origin C17: from Late Latin atrophia, from Greek, from atrophos ill-fed, from a-1 + -trophos from trephein to feed atrophy in American English (ˈætrəfi) noun1. a wasting away, esp. of body tissue, an organ, etc., or the failure of an organ or part to grow or develop, as because of insufficient nutrition verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈatrophied or ˈatrophying2. to waste away or fail to develop Derived forms atrophic (aˈtrophic) (əˈtrɑfɪk) adjective Word origin < LL atrophia < Gr, a wasting away < a-, not + trephein, to feed: see trophic Synonyms of 'atrophy'waste away, waste, shrink, diminish decline, waste, fade, shrink wasting away, decline, wasting, decay wasting, decline, decay, decaying More Synonyms of atrophy Definition to waste away His muscle atrophied, and he had difficulty walking. Synonyms waste away waste diminish dwindle wither degenerateIf you let your mind stagnate, this talent will atrophy. Definition a wasting away of a physical organ or part exercises to avoid atrophy of cartilage Synonyms wasting away decline wasting decay decaying withering meltdown (informal) shrivelling degeneration diminution levels of consciousness which are in danger of atrophy Synonyms wasting decaying withering meltdown (informal) shrivelling wasting away Additional synonymsDefinition to decline gradually in health, prosperity, or quality The work ethic in this country has decayed over the past 30 years. Synonyms decline, sink, break down, diminish, dissolve, crumble, deteriorate, fall off, dwindle, lessen, wane, disintegrate, degenerateproblems of urban decay Synonyms decline, collapse, deterioration, failing, fading, decadence, degeneration, degeneracyDefinition to become degenerate The argument degenerated into a fist fight. Synonyms decline, slip, sink, decrease, deteriorate, worsen, rot, decay, lapse, fall off, regress, go to pot, retrogress- atop
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