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- pronunciation:
- ae
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
atrophies |
| definition 1: |
a gradual wasting away of a body part, esp. from insufficient use or nourishment.
After your surgery, you will have to begin exercise to prevent atrophy of your muscles. |
| definition 2: |
any degeneration or wasting away.
He condemned what he sees as moral atrophy in our society. |
| related words: |
decay, decline |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
atrophies, atrophying, atrophied |
| definition: |
to cause to waste away.
Disuse atrophied her arm.- antonyms:
- strengthen
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to waste away.
After the accident, the muscles in her legs atrophied.- antonyms:
- flourish, strengthen
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| related words: |
decay |
| derivation: |
atrophic (adj.) |
The word atrophy
contains the following parts:
a-1, an-1
Greek
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
Words prefixed with a-1, an-1 are nouns and adjectives. Some are loanwords from Greek (amorphous, atrophy). Others are English formations, which may attach the prefix to English words of Latin origin (asocial, amoral) or Greek origin (apolitical). The form a-1 is used before bases beginning with a consonant, while an-1 is used before bases beginning with a vowel.
Example words:
abyss, amethyst, amnesia, anaemia, anarchy, anecdote, anemia, anesthesia, anonymous, apathy, atheist, atom
troph, tropho, -trophy
Greek
root
that means nourishment
Example words:
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