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1 wither
'wiðə((of plants etc) to (cause to) fade, dry up, or decay: The plants withered because they had no water; The sun has withered my plants.) marchitar(se)wither vb marchitarse / secarsetr['wɪðəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (plant) marchitar, secar2 (crush) fulminar, aplastar, intimidar2 figurative use (hopes etc) desvanecerse, menguarwither ['wɪðər] vt: marchitar, agostarwither vi1) wilt: marchitarse2) weaken: decaer, debilitarsev.• acedar v.• ajarse v.• anublarse v.• anudarse v.• aplastarse v.• marchitar v.• marchitarse v.• secar v.n.• cruz del cuadrúpedo s.f.'wɪðər, 'wɪðə(r)intransitive verb \<\<plant/flower\>\> marchitarse; \<\<limb\>\> atrofiarse['wɪðǝ(r)]1.VT [+ flower, plant] marchitarto wither sb with a look — aplastar or fulminar a algn con la mirada
2.VI [flower, plant, beauty] marchitarse; [limb] debilitarse, atrofiarse; [person] debilitarse; [hope] desvanecerse* * *['wɪðər, 'wɪðə(r)]intransitive verb \<\<plant/flower\>\> marchitarse; \<\<limb\>\> atrofiarse
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