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intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French languiss-, stem of languir, from Vulgar Latin *languire, from Latin languēre Date: 14th century 1. to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated, to be or live in a state of depression or decreasing vitality, 2. to become dispirited, to suffer neglect , to assume an expression of grief or emotion appealing for sympathy, ~er noun ~ingly adverb ~ment noun