Definition of wither

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Wither (v. t.) To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny..

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Sear :: Sear (a.) To wither; to dry up.
Wither :: Wither (n.) To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.
Evergreen :: Evergreen (a.) Remaining unwithered through the winter, or retaining unwithered leaves until the leaves of the next year are expanded, as pines cedars, hemlocks, and the like..
Quail :: Quail (v. i.) To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade..
Welew :: Welew (v. t.) To welk, or wither..
Blight :: Blight (n.) The act of blighting, or the state of being blighted; a withering or mildewing, or a stoppage of growth in the whole or a part of a plant, etc..
Wither :: Wither (n.) To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.
Blight :: Blight (n.) Mildew; decay; anything nipping or blasting; -- applied as a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or atmospheric influences..
Frost-bitten :: Frost-bitten (p. a.) Nipped, withered, or injured, by frost or freezing..
Languish :: Languish (v. i.) To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade..
Witherband :: Witherband (n.) A piece of iron in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow..
Apple-john :: Apple-john (n.) A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; -- called also Johnapple.
Fordry :: Fordry (a.) Entirely dry; withered.
Welter :: Welter (v. i.) To wither; to wilt.
Chip :: Chip (n.) Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously..
Wilt :: Wilt (v. t.) To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant..
Withers :: Withers (prep.) The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse..
Virent :: Virent (a.) Green; not withered.
Benty :: Benty (a.) A bounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass; as, benty fields..
Wizen-faced :: Wizen-faced (a.) Having a shriveled, thin, withered face..
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