wither

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
2. To cause to shrivel or dry up.
3. To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
4. To become helpless due to emotion.
5. To make helpless due to emotion.

Noun

singular of withers (“part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades”)

Adv

Against, in opposition to.

Concepten

wither

fade

wilt

shrivel

droop

dry up

decay

dry out

languish

wizen

dry

decline

shrink

die

waste away

flag

deteriorate

shrivel up

thin

become weak

wrinkle

wither away

scorch

lean

wane

be half-dry-half-fresh

weaken

rot

sear

fade away

fall

burn

pine

waste

atrophy

grow weak

weak

grow dry

be lame

be blasted

abate

wear

starve to death

lose freshness

starve

addle

dry and shriveled

lose vitality

decompose

degenerate

putrefy

spoil

shock

stun

finish blossoming

get dry

perish

melt

faint

drop

be blighted

lose flesh

become doued up

become thin

lose weight

become exhausted

blight

macerate

consume away

descend

dwindle

tabefy

be wrinkled

become dry

grow thinner

slim

flop

grow lean

make thin

die back

emaciate

dizzy

become worn

turn yellow

get exhausted

lose strength

become dull

lifeless

crumple

sap

dehydrated

deflate

drained

enervated

exhausted

wilted

withered

recession

crush

rob

smash

discolour

collapse

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈwɪðɚ/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English widren, wydderen (“to dry up, shrivel”), related to or perhaps an alteration of Middle English wederen (“to expose to weather”), from Old English wederian (“to expose to weather, exhibit a change of weather”).
Cognates
From Proto-Germanic: Dutch verwederen, Dutch verweren (“to erode by weather”), German verwittern (“to be ruined by weather; to erode”).
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