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Found 3 definitions

1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, v. i.
      To waste away; to dwindle.
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2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, n. [L. atrophia, Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to
      nourish: cf. F. atrophie.]
      A wasting away from lack of nourishment; diminution in bulk
      or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. --Milton.
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3.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, v. t. [p. p. Atrophied.]
      To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or
      weaken.
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