atrophying

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Verb

atrophying verb

To wither or waste away.
To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

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wasting withering wasting away calcifying enfeebled overstrain deadens ossifying hollowing diminishing cripple hobble degenerating shrinking disintegrating enervated

Antonyms

hypertrophy strengthen

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