1. Noun
To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.
2. Noun
To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies.
3. Noun
To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.
4. Verb
To cause to fade, and become dry.
5. Verb
To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture.
6. Verb
To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny.
7. Verb
wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
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