wither

with·er

 (wĭth′ər)

v. with·ered, with·er·ing, with·ers

v.intr.

1. To dry up or shrivel from loss of moisture.

2. To lose force or vitality; become diminished; wane: "Belief in industry self-regulation took hold ... and formal regulation was allowed to wither" (Eduardo Porter).

v.tr.

1. To cause to shrivel or fade.

2. To cause to lose force or vitality; diminish or destroy: "Three years apart had withered her hopes and she was engaged to someone else" (John Garth).

3. To render speechless or incapable of action; stun: The teacher withered the noisy student with a glance.

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[Alteration of Middle English widderen, perhaps variant of wederen, to weather, from weder, weather; see weather.]

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wither

(ˈwɪðə)

vb

1. (Botany) (intr) (esp of a plant) to droop, wilt, or shrivel up

2. (often foll by: away) to fade or waste: all hope withered away.

3. (intr) to decay, decline, or disintegrate

4. (tr) to cause to wilt, fade, or lose vitality

5. (tr) to abash, esp with a scornful look

6. (tr) to harm or damage

[C14: perhaps variant of weather (vb); related to German verwittern to decay]

ˈwithered adj

ˈwitherer n

ˈwithering adj

ˈwitheringly adv

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with•er

(ˈwɪð ər)

v.i.

1. to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.

2. to lose the freshness of youth (often fol. by away).

v.t.

3. to cause to shrivel, fade, or lose vigor or bloom.

4. to abash, as by a scathing glance; humiliate; shame.

[1250–1300]

with′er•er, n.

with′er•ing•ly, adv.

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wither

Past participle: withered
Gerund: withering

Imperative

wither

wither

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	wither - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" shrink, shrivel, shrivel up atrophy - undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy" decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" blast - shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly die back, die down - suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back" dry up, mummify - dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"
	2.	wither - lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" fade disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"

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wither

verb

1. wilt, dry, decline, shrink, decay, disintegrate, perish, languish, droop, shrivel, desiccate Farmers have watched their crops wither because of the drought.
wilt develop, thrive, flourish, bloom, blossom

2. waste, decline, shrink, shrivel, atrophy His leg muscles had withered from lack of use.

3. fade, decline, wane, perish His dream of being a famous footballer withered and died.
fade increase, develop, succeed, flourish, bloom, wax, blossom, prosper

4. humiliate, blast, shame, put down, snub, mortify, abash Mary withered me with a glance.

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wither

verb

1. To make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of moisture:

dry up, mummify, sear, shrivel, wizen.

2. To waste away from longing or grief:

languish, pine (away).

3. To render helpless, as by emotion:

benumb, numb, paralyze, petrify, stun, stupefy.

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Translations

يَذْبُل، يَذْوي

udtørrevisne

austrocknenverwelkenwelken

μαραίνομαιμαραίνω

faner

skrælna, visna

appassireavvizzireessiccazionefar appassirefulminare con un'occhiata

sudžiūtisuvytintivytinti

novīstnovītināt

blomstre av

veşteji

высыхать

spôsobiť vädnutie

posušiti se

kuru maksararıp sol mak

枯萎

wither

[ˈwɪðəʳ]

A. VT [+ flower, plant] → marchitar
to wither sb with a look → aplastar or fulminar a algn con la mirada

B. VI [flower, plant, beauty] → marchitarse; [limb] → debilitarse, atrofiarse; [person] → debilitarse; [hope] → desvanecerse

wither away VI + ADV [flower, plant] → marchitarse; [hope] → desvanecerse

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wither

[ˈwɪðə^r] vi

[flower] → faner; [plant, crops] → sécher sur pied

(= become weak) [person, industry] → dépérir; [industry] → péricliter; [hopes] → s'évanouir

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wither

vt plants etc → verdörren, austrocknen; (fig) → zum Schwinden bringen; to wither somebody with a look → jdm einen vernichtenden Blick zuwerfen

vi

(lit) → verdorren, ausdorren; (limb) → verkümmern

(fig) → welken; (religion) → dahinschwinden

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wither

[ˈwɪðəʳ]

1. vt → far appassire

2. vi (plant) → appassire; (limb) → atrofizzarsi (fig) (love, passion) → spegnersi; (beauty) → sfiorire

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wither

(ˈwiðə) verb

(of plants etc) to (cause to) fade, dry up, or decay. The plants withered because they had no water; The sun has withered my plants. laat verdor يَذْبُل، يَذْوي отслабвам murchar / secar vadnout; způsobit vadnutí austrocknen visne; udtørre μαραίνω, μαραίνομαι, παρακμάζωmarchitar närbuma, närvutama پلاسيده شدن näivettyä faner לִנבּוֹל कुम्हलाना uvenuti elhervad melayukan skrælna, visna seccarsi, far appassire しおれる 시들다 (nu)vysti, (su)džiūti, (su)vytinti, (iš)džiovinti novīst; novītināt menjadikan kering, melayukan verwelkenvisne, blomstre avuschnąć مړاوى كول (كېدل)، كمزوري كول (كېدل): ګونځې كول (كېدل): وچول، وچېدل murchar a (se) usca вянуть; иссушать vädnúť; spôsobiť vädnutie izsušiti uvenuti [få att] vissna เหี่ยวแห้ง sararıp sol(dur)mak, kuru(t)mak 枯萎 в'янути, сохнути خشک ہو جانا khô héo 枯萎

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