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  Wither \With"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Withered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Withering.] [OE. wideren; probably the same word as
     wederen to weather (see Weather, v. & n.); or cf. G.
     verwittern to decay, to be weather-beaten, Lith. vysti to
     wither.]
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     1. To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become
        sapless; to dry or shrivel up.
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              Shall he hot pull up the roots thereof, and cut off
              the fruit thereof, that it wither?    --Ezek. xvii.
                                                    9.
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     2. To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin? away,
        as animal bodies.
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              This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered. --Shak.
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              There was a man which had his hand withered. --Matt.
                                                    xii. 10.
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              Now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     3. To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away. ``Names
        that must not wither.'' --Byron.
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              States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane.
                                                    --Cowper.
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  Wither \With"er\, v. t.
     1. To cause to fade, and become dry.
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              The sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but
              it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof
              falleth.                              --James i. 11.
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     2. To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal
        moisture. ``Age can not wither her.'' --Shak.
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              Shot forth pernicious fire
              Among the accursed, that withered all their
              strength.                             --Milton.
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     3. To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as,
        a reputation withered by calumny.
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              The passions and the cares that wither life.
                                                    --Bryant.
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  Wither \With"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Withered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Withering.] [OE. wideren; probably the same word as
     wederen to weather (see Weather, v. & n.); or cf. G.
     verwittern to decay, to be weather-beaten, Lith. vysti to
     wither.]
     1. To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become
        sapless; to dry or shrivel up.
  
              Shall he hot pull up the roots thereof, and cut off
              the fruit thereof, that it wither?    --Ezek. xvii.
                                                    9.
  
     2. To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin? away,
        as animal bodies.
  
              This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered. --Shak.
  
              There was a man which had his hand withered. --Matt.
                                                    xii. 10.
  
              Now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     3. To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away. ``Names
        that must not wither.'' --Byron.
  
              States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane.
                                                    --Cowper.

  Wither \With"er\, v. t.
     1. To cause to fade, and become dry.
  
              The sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but
              it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof
              falleth.                              --James i. 11.
  
     2. To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal
        moisture. ``Age can not wither her.'' --Shak.
  
              Shot forth pernicious fire Among the accursed, that
              withered all their strength.          --Milton.
  
     3. To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as,
        a reputation withered by calumny.
  
              The passions and the cares that wither life.
                                                    --Bryant.

  wither
       v 1: wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried
            and shriveled" [syn: shrivel, shrivel up, shrink]
       2: lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
          [syn: fade]

  wither
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from
  lack of water.
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.
     3 (lb en intransitive figurative) To lose vigour or power; to
  languish; to pass away.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.
     5 (lb en transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.
     n.
     (singular of en withers  part of the back of a four-legged animal
  that is between the shoulder blades)
     adv.
     (lb en obsolete or chiefly in compounds) against, in opposition to.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose.

  wither-
     pre.
     (lb en now chiefly UK dialectal Scotland) Prefix meaning:
  "against", "in opposition to"; "in
  return"; "counter-"; "contrary (to)"; "in
  the opposite direction (of or to)"; "backwards".

  Wither
     n.
     (surname: en).

  wither
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from
  lack of water.
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.
     3 (lb en intransitive figurative) To lose vigour or power; to
  languish; to pass away.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.
     5 (lb en transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.
     n.
     (singular of en withers  part of the back of a four-legged animal
  that is between the shoulder blades)
     adv.
     (lb en obsolete or chiefly in compounds) against, in opposition to.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose.

  wither-
     pre.
     (lb en now chiefly UK dialectal Scotland) Prefix meaning:
  "against", "in opposition to"; "in
  return"; "counter-"; "contrary (to)"; "in
  the opposite direction (of or to)"; "backwards".

  Wither
     n.
     (surname: en).

  wither
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from
  lack of water.
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.
     3 (lb en intransitive figurative) To lose vigour or power; to
  languish; to pass away.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.
     5 (lb en transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.
     n.
     (singular of en withers  part of the back of a four-legged animal
  that is between the shoulder blades)
     adv.
     (lb en obsolete or chiefly in compounds) against, in opposition to.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose.

  wither-
     pre.
     (lb en now chiefly UK dialectal Scotland) Prefix meaning:
  "against", "in opposition to"; "in
  return"; "counter-"; "contrary (to)"; "in
  the opposite direction (of or to)"; "backwards".

  Wither
     n.
     (surname: en).

  wither
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from
  lack of water.
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.
     3 (lb en intransitive figurative) To lose vigour or power; to
  languish; to pass away.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.
     5 (lb en transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.
     n.
     (singular of en withers  part of the back of a four-legged animal
  that is between the shoulder blades)
     adv.
     (lb en obsolete or chiefly in compounds) against, in opposition to.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose.

  wither-
     pre.
     (lb en now chiefly UK dialectal Scotland) Prefix meaning:
  "against", "in opposition to"; "in
  return"; "counter-"; "contrary (to)"; "in
  the opposite direction (of or to)"; "backwards".

  Wither
     n.
     (surname: en).

  wither
     Englanti vb.
     kuihtua, surkastua, näivettyä

  wither
     Engelska vb.
     1 vissna, förtorka
     2 göra vissen, förtorka

  Wither /wˈɪðə/
  إذبل

  wither //ˈwɪðə// //ˈwɪðɚ// 
  1. изсъхвам, увяхвам
  (intransitive) shrivel, droop, dry up
  2. изсушавам
  (transitive) to cause to shrivel or dry up
  3. лине́я, отслабвам
  to lose vigor or power

  wither /wˈɪðə/ 
  vadnout

  wither /wˈɪðə/ 
  chřadnout

  wither /wˈɪðə/ 
  celffeinio 

  wither /wˈɪðə/ 
  crino 

  wither /wˈɪðə/ 
  gywyo 

  wither /wˈɪðə/ 
  schwelken [Malz] , abschwelken, trocknen 
           Note: Brauerei
     Synonym: air-dry
  
   see: withering, withered, air-dried
  

  wither /wˈɪðə/ 
  schwinden, entschwinden  [humor.]
           Note: Sache
        "My hopes have withered away."  - Meine Hoffnung ist geschwunden.
        "Public support for the bill is withering."  - Der öffentliche Rückhalt für den Gesetzesentwurf schwindet.
     Synonym: wither away
  
   see: withering away, withered away
  

  wither /wˈɪðə/ 
  verblühen, welken, verwelken, verdorren  [bot.]
     Synonym: become withered
  
   see: withering, becoming withered, withered, become withered, withers, withered
  

  wither /wˈɪðə/ 
  verfallen, in Verfall geraten [geh.] , einen Niedergang erleben, dahinschwinden, zugrunde gehen, untergehen  [übtr.]
     Synonym: wither away
  
   see: withering, withering away, withered, withered away
  

  wither //ˈwɪðə// //ˈwɪðɚ// 
  1. kuihtua, lakastua
  (intransitive) shrivel, droop, dry up
  2. jähmettyä, jäykistyä
  (intransitive) to become helpless due to emotion
  3. kuihduttaa, lakastuttaa
  (transitive) to cause to shrivel or dry up
  4. jäykistää
  (transitive) to make helpless due to emotion
  5. kuihtua
  to lose vigor or power

  wither /wiðər/
  se faner

  wither /wˈɪðə/ 
  1. मुर्झाना
        "The plants withered due to heat."
  2. क्षीण~होना
        "Their hopes withered away."

  wither /wˈɪðə/
  sušiti se, venuti

  wither //ˈwɪðə// //ˈwɪðɚ// 
  枯れる
  (intransitive) shrivel, droop, dry up

  wither /wiðər/
  (nu)vysti, (su)džiūti, (su)džiovinti

  wither /wiðər/
  kwijnen, verdorren, verflensen, verleppen, verwelken

  wither /ˈwɪðə/
  I.  wither away /wˈɪðəɹ ɐwˈeɪ/  zamierać
  II.    usychać

  wither /wiðər/
  caldear, soldar

  wither //ˈwɪðə// //ˈwɪðɚ// 
  1. vissna, förtorka, torka ut
  (intransitive) shrivel, droop, dry up
  2. torka ut
  (transitive) to cause to shrivel or dry up
  3. tvina, tyna, vissna
  to lose vigor or power

  wither /wˈɪðə/
  1. solmak, kurumak
  2. sararıp solmak
  3. çürümek, zeval bulmak, bozulmak, kurutmak, soldurmak
  4. çürütmek, bozmak
  5. utandırmak, susturmak. withering  solan
  6. utandıran.

  
/ˈwɪðɝ/

  83 Moby Thesaurus words for "wither":
     Sanforize, age, air-dry, anhydrate, attenuate, bake, blot, brush,
     burn, cave in, cheat the undertaker, collapse, constrict, consume,
     contract, cure, decline, deflate, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate,
     diminish, dodder, drain, droop, dry, dry up, dwindle, emacerate,
     emaciate, evaporate, exsiccate, fade, fade away, fail, fire, flag,
     fold, get along, get on, grow old, insolate, kiln, languish,
     lose strength, macerate, mummify, mummy, parch, peak, pine,
     preshrink, rub, run down, scorch, sear, shake, shrink, shrivel,
     sink, smoke, soak up, sponge, sun, sun-dry, swab, thin, torrefy,
     totter, towel, turn gray, turn white, wane, waste, waste away,
     weaken, weazen, welter, wilt, wipe, wither away, wizen, wrinkle
  
  

  v. 使...凋谢,枯萎,衰退;

     vt. 使凋谢,使消亡,使畏缩
     vi. 枯萎,衰退