verb
to lose substance and freshness by or as if by loss of natural moisture
projects that wither and die from lack of popular interest
Synonyms: dry up, mummify, mummy, shrivel, welter, wilt, wizen
Related Word: cave in, collapse, deflate, fold; constrict, contract, shrink; decline, wane
Contrasted words: freshen, revive, revivify; develop, grow, increase, wax
Antonyms: flourish