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wither

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with·er  (wr)
v. with·ered, with·er·ing, with·ers
v.intr.
1. To dry up or shrivel from or as if from loss of moisture.
2. To lose freshness; droop.
v.tr.
1. To cause to shrivel or fade.
2. To render speechless or incapable of action; stun: The teacher withered the noisy student with a glance.

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

wither [ˈwɪðə]
vb
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (intr) (esp of a plant) to droop, wilt, or shrivel up
2. (intr; 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
[perhaps variant of weather (vb); related to German verwittern to decay]
withered  adj
witherer  n
withering  adj
witheringly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.witherwither - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
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"
disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"

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.
Translations
wither [ˈwɪðəʳ]
A. VT [+ flower, plant] → marchitar
to wither sb with a lookaplastar 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

wither [ˈwɪðər] vi
[flower] → faner; [plant, crops] → sécher sur pied
(= become weak) [person, industry] → dépérir; [industry] → péricliter; [hopes] → s'évanouir

wither
vt plants etcverdörren, austrocknen; (fig)zum Schwinden bringen; to wither somebody with a lookjdm einen vernichtenden Blick zuwerfen
vi
(lit)verdorren, ausdorren; (limb)verkümmern
(fig)welken; (religion)dahinschwinden

wither [ˈwɪðəʳ]
1. vtfar appassire
2. vi (plant) → appassire; (limb) → atrofizzarsi (fig) (love, passion) → spegnersi; (beauty) → sfiorire

wither [ˈwɪðəʳ]
1. vtfar appassire
2. vi (plant) → appassire; (limb) → atrofizzarsi (fig) (love, passion) → spegnersi; (beauty) → sfiorire

wither
v wither [ˈwiðə]
(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 vadnout; způsobit vadnutí visne; udtørre austrocknen μαραίνω, μαραίνομαι, παρακμάζω marchitar(se) närbuma, närvutama پلاسيده شدن näivettyä (se) 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 (doen) verwelken visne, blomstre av uschnąć murchar a (se) usca вянуть; иссушать vädnúť; spôsobiť vädnutie izsušiti uvenuti [] vissna เหี่ยวแห้ง sararıp sol(dur)mak, kuru(t)mak 枯萎 в'янути, сохнути خشک ہو جانا khô héo


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If people cannot be assured of graves, I fear they will no longer die, and the best interests of civilisation will wither like a frosted leaf.
Poor, misguided von Horn has died for it, and left his head to wither beneath the rafters of a Dyak long-house
I have been lucky enough to find it, and have brought it with me; but the heat of the sun scorches so that it begins to wither, and I don't know that I can carry it farther.
 
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