Atrophy and Fail

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Atrophy

Atrophy verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: in the years following the closing of the last textile mill, the town atrophied
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Fail and atrophy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fail" instead a verb "Atrophy".
Nearby Words: atrophied, atrophying

Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.
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Atrophy and fail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Atrophy" instead a verb "Fail".
Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

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  • Magic Music Then there was Oliver Sacks' Record Player, which puts listeners into comas as long as it's playing, comas so deep muscles and organs atrophy and fail within hours.
    Source: Magic Music
  • Dedicated spacers or "cosmoniks" casually let their bodies atrophy in microgravity or "astrophy", replacing organs as they fail until only the brain remains human, taking the Rule of Cool to a new height.
    Source: Literature / The Night's Dawn Trilogy
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