witherverb
uk/ˈwɪð.ər/us/ˈwɪð.ɚ/also wither away[ I or T ] (to cause) to become weak and dry and decay:
Grass had withered in the fields.
[ I ] to slowly disappear, lose importance, or become weaker:
This country is in danger of allowing its industrial base to wither away.
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Plant pathology
- auxin
- blight
- canker
- dry rot
- Dutch elm disease
- etiolated
- excrescence
- fungicide
- herbicide
- insecticide
- node
- organophosphate
- pesticide
- rust
- scab
- sterility
- worm-eaten
- wormhole
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Becoming and making less strong
Appearing & disappearing
Idiom(s)
wither on the vine