cause+to+wither

  • 11shriveled — adj. wrinkled and shrunken, dried out, withered shriv·el || ʃrɪvl v. shrink and dry up, wither; cause to wither, cause to dry out; dwindle, decline, decrease in strength or intensity …

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  • 12shriveling — shriv·el || ʃrɪvl v. shrink and dry up, wither; cause to wither, cause to dry out; dwindle, decline, decrease in strength or intensity …

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  • 13shrivelled — adj. wrinkled and shrunken, dried out, withered shriv·el || ʃrɪvl v. shrink and dry up, wither; cause to wither, cause to dry out; dwindle, decline, decrease in strength or intensity …

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  • 14shrivelling — shriv·el || ʃrɪvl v. shrink and dry up, wither; cause to wither, cause to dry out; dwindle, decline, decrease in strength or intensity …

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  • 15shrivels — shriv·el || ʃrɪvl v. shrink and dry up, wither; cause to wither, cause to dry out; dwindle, decline, decrease in strength or intensity …

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  • 16Amaranth — Am a*ranth, n. [L. amarantus, Gr. ?, unfading, amaranth; a priv. + ? to quench, cause to wither, fr. a root meaning to die, akin to E. mortal; so called because its flowers do not soon wither: cf. F. amarante. The spelling with th seems to be due …

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  • 17blight´ing|ly — blight «blyt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a disease that causes plants to wither and die. Blights are caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses and destroy the tissues of the plant. »The apple crop was wiped out by blight. 2. the bacterium, fungus, or virus …

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  • 18wiz|en — «WIHZ uhn, WEE zuhn», verb, adjective. –v.i. to dry up; shrivel; wither. –v.t. to cause to wither or shrivel. –adj. = wizened. (Cf. ↑wizened) Also, weazen. ╂[Old English wisnian dry up, shrivel.] …

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  • 19blight — blightingly, adv. /bluyt/, n. 1. Plant Pathol. a. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. b. a disease so characterized. 2. any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration: Extravagance was the… …

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  • 20blight — [[t]blaɪt[/t]] n. 1) ppa a) the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues b) any of various plant diseases so characterized 2) any cause of impairment or frustration 3) soc the state or result of being deteriorated or …

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