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ATROFY

\ˈatɹəfˌa͡ɪ], \ˈatɹəfˌa‍ɪ], \ˈa_t_ɹ_ə_f_ˌaɪ]\

Definitions of ATROFY

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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To cause to waste away; wither.
A wasting or withering of the body or any of its parts; a stoppage of growth.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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