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Wither
ˈwɪðə
Wither definitions
verb
wither
withered
withering
withers
- (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled
"the grass had withered to an unappealing brown"
- (of a part of the body) become shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease
"the flesh had withered away"
- fall into decay or decline
"it is not true that old myths either die or wither away"
- cause to decline or deteriorate; weaken
"a business that can wither the hardiest ego"
- (of the state in Marxist theory) cease to exist because no longer necessary after the dictatorship of the proletariat has implemented the necessary changes in society
"the state in socialist societies has failed to wither away"
- humiliate (someone) with a scornful look or manner
"she withered him with a glance"