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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Bromlife :: Bromlife (n.) A carbonate of baryta and lime, intermediate between witherite and strontianite; -- called also alstonite..
Withering :: Withering (a.) Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade.
Wallow :: Wallow (n.) To wither; to fade.
Wizen :: Wizen (a.) Wizened; thin; weazen; withered.
Sere :: Sere (a.) [OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. ay`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. Ã152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves..
Welew :: Welew (v. t.) To welk, or wither..
Mummified :: Mummified (a.) Converted into a mummy or a mummylike substance; having the appearance of a mummy; withered.
Marcescible :: Marcescible (a.) Li/ble to wither or decay.
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..
Welk :: Welk (v. t.) To cause to wither; to wilt.
Apple-john :: Apple-john (n.) A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; -- called also Johnapple.
Blight :: Blight (n.) That which frustrates one's plans or withers one's hopes; that which impairs or destroys.
Withered :: Withered (imp. & p. p.) of Withe.
Withering :: Withering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Withe.
Winder :: Winder (v. i.) To wither; to fail.
Welter :: Welter (v. i.) To wither; to wilt.
Benty :: Benty (a.) A bounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass; as, benty fields..
Witherling :: Witherling (n.) A withered person; one who is decrepit.
Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture..
Wilt :: Wilt (v. t.) To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant..
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