Sentence:  In West Africa , for example , where meat is a luxury and babies must be weaned early to make room at the breast for later arrivals , a childhood menace is kwashiorkor , or `` red Johnny '' , a growth-stunting protein deficiency ( signs : reddish hair , bloated belly ) that kills more than half its victims , <WSD>leaves</WSD> the rest prey for parasites and lingering tropical disease . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  act or be so as to become in a specified state