wizen[verb]Synonyms: wither, dry up, mummify, mummy, shrivel, welter, wilt
Related Words: decrease,
diminish,
dwindle,
reduce [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
wizen verb.
['wɪz(ǝ)n][Old English wisnian = Old High German wesanēn, Old Norse visna, from Germanic base rel. to Latin viescere wither.]1. verb intrans. Of a plant: dry up, wither. Also (of a person, a person's features, etc.), shrivel; wrinkle, esp. with age. Now chiefly as
WIZENED adjective.
OE.2. verb trans. Cause to wither or shrivel.
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