n. 25B6; verb
the plants languished and died : WEAKEN, deteriorate, decline, go downhill; wither, droop, wilt, fade, waste away.
the general is now languishing in prison : WASTE AWAY, rot, be abandoned, be neglected, be forgotten, suffer, experience hardship.
(archaic) she still languished after Richard : PINE FOR, yearn for, ache for, long for, sigh for; grieve for, mourn.
thrive.