WIZEN

I. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian; akin to Old High German wesanēn to wither, Lithuanian vysti Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality, transitive verb to cause to ~ , II. adjective Etymology: alteration of ~ed Date: 1786 that is ~ed