adj.
Pronunciation: ' wi-z ə n also ' w ē -
Function: verb
Inflected Form: wiz · ened ; wiz · en · ing \ ' wiz-ni ŋ also ' w ē z-; ' wi-z ə n-i ŋ also ' w ē - \
Etymology: Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian; akin to Old High German wesan ē n 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 wizen <a face wizen ed by age>