wither

[With·er]

Wither means to shrivel up or shrink. If you forget to water your plants for six weeks, they'll wither they'll dry up and you probably won't be able to bring them back to life.

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To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.

Verb
wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

Verb
lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

n.
To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.

n.
To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies.

n.
To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.

v. t.
To cause to fade, and become dry.

v. t.
To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture.

v. t.
To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny.

Wither

With"er , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Withered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Withering.] [OE. wideren; probably the same word as wederen to weather (see Weather, v. & n.); or cf. G. verwittern to decay, to be weather-beaten, Lith. vysti to wither.] 1. To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.

Shall he hot pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither?

2. To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin away, as animal bodies.

This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered.

There was a man which had his hand withered.

Now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave.

3. To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away. "Names that must not wither." Byron.

States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane.

Wither

With"er, v. t. 1. To cause to fade, and become dry.

The sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth.

2. To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture. "Age can not wither her." Shak.

Shot forth pernicious fire Among the accursed, that withered all their strength.

3. To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny.

The passions and the cares that wither life.

To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.

To cause to fade, and become dry.

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Usage Examples

Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.

If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die.

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Other Usage Examples

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.

I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didn't think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine.