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. [1913 Webster]