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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&unr_; 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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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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