The Only Use of "atrophy" in "A Wrinkle in Time"

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The Only Use

atrophy
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A Wrinkle in Time
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No mind has tried to hold out against IT for so many thousands of centuries that certain centers have become soft and atrophied through lack of use.†
p. 181.7

atrophied = withered or weakened -- especially from lack of use

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(1) (atrophy)
to wither or weaken -- especially from lack of use
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)