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41wither — wither, shrivel, wizen mean to lose or cause to lose freshness and smoothness of appearance. Wither implies a loss of vital moisture (as sap or body fluids) with consequent fading or drying up and ultimate decay or death {withered leaves}… …
42ger-3 — ger 3 English meaning: to turn, wind Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, winden” Material: A. O.Ind. guṇá ḥ (*gr̥ nó s) “ the single thread of a string, line, cord; stain “ (dvi , tri guṇa actually “ consisting of two, three threads …
43scorch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. char, singe, brown, blacken, toast, roast, parch, shrivel, wither; denounce, upbraid; informal, speed, burn up the road. See dryness, heat. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. singe, roast, parch, shrivel; see …
44shrink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. contract, shrivel, diminish, wizen; flinch, draw back, recoil, wince, quail, cower; compress, reduce, decrease. See contraction, fear. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become smaller] Syn. contract, shrivel …
45(s)kerb(h)-, (s)kreb(h)-, nasalized (s)kremb- — (s)kerb(h) , (s)kreb(h) , nasalized (s)kremb English meaning: to turn, curve Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, krũmmen; also especially sich zusammenkrũmmen, schrumpfen (also vor Hitze, Trockenheit), runzeln” Note: extension to… …
46dry up — verb 1. lose water or moisture (Freq. 2) In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly • Syn: ↑exsiccate, ↑dehydrate, ↑desiccate • Ant: ↑hydrate (for: ↑ …
47wiz|en — «WIHZ uhn, WEE zuhn», verb, adjective. –v.i. to dry up; shrivel; wither. –v.t. to cause to wither or shrivel. –adj. = wizened. (Cf. ↑wizened) Also, weazen. ╂[Old English wisnian dry up, shrivel.] …
48mummify — verb ( fied; fying) Date: 1628 transitive verb 1. to embalm and dry as or as if a mummy 2. a. to make into or like a mummy b. to cause to dry up and shrivel intransitive verb to dry up and shrivel like a mummy • mummification noun …
49parch — verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to toast under dry heat 2. to shrivel with heat 3. to dry or shrivel with cold intransitive verb to become dry or scorched …
50parch — parchable, adj. parchedly /pahr chid lee, pahrcht /, adv. parchedness, n. parchingly, adv. /pahrch/, v.t. 1. to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do. 2. to make dry, hot, or thirsty: Walking in the sun parched …
