(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If someone or something ~s, they become very weak.
When he went into retirement, he visibly ~ed...
Industries unable to modernise have been left to ~.
VERB: V, V
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Wither away means the same as ~ .
To see my body literally ~ away before my eyes was exasperating.
PHRASAL VERB: V P
2.
If a flower or plant ~s, it dries up and dies.
The flowers in Isabel’s room had ~ed...
VERB: V