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Third Person
atrophies
Present Participle
atrophying
Past Tense
atrophied
Past Participle
atrophied
1
to gradually decline, typically due to lack of use, nourishment, or stimulation
- Without regular exercise, muscles can atrophy over time.
- The lack of proper care is currently causing the plant to atrophy.
- During the long winter, the animals' food supply was scarce, causing them to atrophy.
- The business was slowly atrophying as market trends shifted.