v. i. | 1. | |
1. | To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up. | |
2. | To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin away, as animal bodies. | |
3. | To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away. | |
v. t. | 1. | To cause to fade, and become dry. |
2. | To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture. | |
3. | To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; |
Verb | 1. | wither - wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" |
2. | wither - lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" Synonyms: fade |