Definition of wither

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

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Immortelle :: Immortelle (n.) A plant with a conspicuous, dry, unwithering involucre, as the species of Antennaria, Helichrysum, Gomphrena, etc. See Everlasting..
Sapless :: Sapless (a.) Fig.: Dry; old; husky; withered; spiritless.
Sere :: Sere (a.) [OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. ay`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. Ã152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves..
Blight :: Blight (n.) That which frustrates one's plans or withers one's hopes; that which impairs or destroys.
Unparched :: Unparched (a.) Dried up; withered by heat.
Sear :: Sear (a.) To wither; to dry up.
Wizen-faced :: Wizen-faced (a.) Having a shriveled, thin, withered face..
Virent :: Virent (a.) Green; not withered.
Marcidity :: Marcidity (n.) The state or quality of being withered or lean.
Bromlife :: Bromlife (n.) A carbonate of baryta and lime, intermediate between witherite and strontianite; -- called also alstonite..
Blight :: Blight (n.) Mildew; decay; anything nipping or blasting; -- applied as a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or atmospheric influences..
Wanze :: Wanze (v. i.) To wane; to wither.
Sere :: Sere (a.) Dry; withered. Same as Sear.
Wizened :: Wizened (a.) Dried; shriveled; withered; shrunken; weazen; as, a wizened old man..
Blast :: Blast (v. i.) To be blighted or withered; as, the bud blasted in the blossom..
Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny..
Marcid :: Marcid (a.) Pining; lean; withered.
Wilt :: Wilt (v. t.) To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant..
Weazen :: Weazen (a.) Thin; sharp; withered; wizened; as, a weazen face..
Wizen :: Wizen (a.) Wizened; thin; weazen; withered.
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