Definition of wither

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

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Marcescent :: Marcescent (a.) Withering without/ falling off; fading; decaying.
Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny..
Unparched :: Unparched (a.) Dried up; withered by heat.
Frost-bitten :: Frost-bitten (p. a.) Nipped, withered, or injured, by frost or freezing..
Withered :: Withered (imp. & p. p.) of Withe.
Welew :: Welew (v. t.) To welk, or wither..
Withering :: Withering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Withe.
Winder :: Winder (v. i.) To wither; to fail.
Withers :: Withers (prep.) The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse..
Languish :: Languish (v. i.) To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade..
Withernam :: Withernam (n.) A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal; -- chiefly used in the expression capias in withernam, which is the name of a writ used in connection with the action of replevin (sometimes called a writ of reprisal), which issues to a defendant in replevin when he has obtained judgment for a return of the chattels replevied, and fails to obtain them on the writ of return..
Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture..
Wither-wrung :: Wither-wrung (a.) Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse..
Blast :: Blast (v. i.) To be blighted or withered; as, the bud blasted in the blossom..
Blasted :: Blasted (a.) Blighted; withered.
Wither :: Wither (n.) To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.
Blast :: Blast (v. t.) To injure, as by a noxious wind; to cause to wither; to stop or check the growth of, and prevent from fruit-bearing, by some pernicious influence; to blight; to shrivel..
Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to fade, and become dry..
Bromlife :: Bromlife (n.) A carbonate of baryta and lime, intermediate between witherite and strontianite; -- called also alstonite..
Wallow :: Wallow (n.) To wither; to fade.
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