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Verb (1)

wither (third-person singular simple present withers, present participle withering, simple past and past participle withered)

1. (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
   • The flowers began to wither in the hot sun without enough water.

   Synonyms:

   sear

2. (transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.
   • There was a man which had his hand withered.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 12:10

   Synonyms:

   sear

3. (figuratively, intransitive) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to waste away; to pass away.
   • names that must not wither1812–1818, Lord Byron, “(please specify |canto=I to IV)”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. , London: John Murray,, (please specify the stanza number)
4. (intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.
5. (transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.

Verb (2)

wither (third-person singular simple present withers, present participle withering, simple past and past participle withered)

1. To go against, resist; oppose.

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