WITHER
Dictionary entry overview: What does wither mean?
• WITHER (verb)
The verb WITHER has 2 senses:
1. wither, as with a loss of moisture
2. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
Familiarity information: WITHER used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WITHER (verb)
Meaning:
Wither, as with a loss of moisture
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
shrink; shrivel; shrivel up; wither
Context example:
The fruit dried and shriveled
Hypernyms (to "wither" is one way to...):
decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wither"):
atrophy (undergo atrophy)
die back; die down (suffer from a disease that kills shoots)
dry up; mummify (dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture)
Sentence frame:
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Meaning:
Lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
fade; wither
Context example:
Her bloom was fading
Hypernyms (to "wither" is one way to...):
disappear; go away; vanish (get lost, as without warning or explanation)
Sentence frames:
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