The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tabefy
Tabefy \Tab"e*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tabefied; p. pr. & vb.
n. Tabefying.] [L. tabere to waste away + -fy: cf. L.
tabefacere to melt.]
To cause to waste gradually, to emaciate. [R.]
--Harvey.