| Wither 1. (n.) To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up. 2. (n.) To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies. 3. (n.) To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away. 4. (v. t.) To cause to fade, and become dry. 5. (v. t.) To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture. 6. (v. t.) To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny. Thesaurus Entries 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 |