āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to atrophy
01
āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to gradually decline, typically due to lack of use, nourishment, or stimulation
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The lack of proper care is currently causing the plant to atrophy.
āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Atrophy
01
āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻŋ, āĻ āĻ§:āĻĒāĻ¤āĻ¨
the gradual wasting away or shrinkage of a body tissue or organ, typically due to lack of use, injury, or a medical condition
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Nerve damage may result in muscle atrophy in the affected area.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ āĻĒāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻ¤āĻ¨
a decline in effectiveness or function due to underuse or neglect
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company suffered atrophy of its innovative capacity.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
atrophied
atrophy
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
