Wither

Definition of Wither

With´er

v. i.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Withered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Withering.]
	1.	To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up. Shall he hot pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? - Ezek. xvii. 9.
	2.	To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin away, as animal bodies. This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered. - Shak. There was a man which had his hand withered. - Matt. xii. 10. Now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave. - Dryden.
	3.	To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away. States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane. - Cowper.
v. t.	1.	To cause to fade, and become dry. The sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth. - James i. 11.
	2.	To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture. Shot forth pernicious fire Among the accursed, that withered all their strength. - Milton.
	3.	To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny. The passions and the cares that wither life. - Bryant.

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