Wither

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Mục lục 1 Verb (used without object) 1.1 to shrivel; fade; decay 1.2 to lose the freshness of youth, as from age (often fol. by away ). 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to make flaccid, shrunken, or dry, as from loss of moisture; cause to lose freshness, bloom, vigor, etc. 2.2 to affect harmfully 2.3 to abash, as by a scathing glance 3 Antonyms 3.1 verb 4 Synonyms 4.1 verb

Verb (used without object)

to shrivel; fade; decay

The grapes had withered on the vine.

to lose the freshness of youth, as from age (often fol. by away ).

Verb (used with object)

to make flaccid, shrunken, or dry, as from loss of moisture; cause to lose freshness, bloom, vigor, etc.

The drought withered the buds.

to affect harmfully

Reputations were withered by the scandal.

to abash, as by a scathing glance

a look that withered him.

Antonyms

verb

bloom , grow

Synonyms

verb

atrophy , become stale , blast , blight , collapse , constrict , contract , decay , deflate , desiccate , deteriorate , die , disintegrate , dry , dry up , fade , fold , languish , perish , shrink , shrivel , wane , waste , waste away , wilt , wizennotes:whither is an adverb meaning \'to what place\' or a conjunction meaning \'to which place or condition\'; wither is a verb meaning \'to dry up or shrivel\' , mummify , sear , wizen , pine , benumb , numb , petrify , stun , stupefy , age , decline , dehydrate , droop , paralyze , senesce , weaken , wrinkle