wither

wither
1. transitive verb
verdorren lassen
2. intransitive verb
[ver]welken
Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/93834/wither_away">wither away
- wither up
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['wiðə]
verb
((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.) austrocknen
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with·er
[ˈwɪðəʳ, AM -ɚ]
I. vi
1. (of plants) verdorren, vertrocknen
2. person verfallen; part of body verkümmern
to \wither with age mit dem Alter an Vitalität verlieren
3. (fig: lose vitality) dahinschwinden geh; interest nachlassen
4.
▶ to \wither on the vine nach und nach [von selbst] verschwinden; traditions allmählich in Vergessenheit geraten
II. vt
▪ to \wither sth etw verkommen lassen
to \wither plants Pflanzen verdorren lassen
age cannot \wither her das Alter kann ihr nichts anhaben
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['wɪðə(r)]
1. vt
plants etc verdörren, austrocknen; (fig) zum Schwinden bringen

to wither sb with a look — jdm einen vernichtenden Blick zuwerfen

2. vi
1) (lit) verdorren, ausdorren; (limb) verkümmern
2) (fig) welken; (religion) dahinschwinden
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wither [ˈwıðə(r)]
A v/i
1. oft wither up (ver-)welken, verdorren, austrocknen
2. fig
a) vergehen (Schönheit etc)
b) zurückgehen, verfallen (Industriezweig etc)
c) oft wither away schwinden (Einfluss, Hoffnungen etc)
B v/t
1. (ver)welken lassen, ausdörren, -trocknen:
age cannot wither her das Alter kann ihr nichts anhaben
2. jemanden mit einem Blick etc, auch jemandes Ruf vernichten:
she withered him with a look sie warf ihm einen vernichtenden Blick zu
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1. transitive verb
verdorren lassen
2. intransitive verb
[ver]welken
Phrasal Verbs:
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v.
verblühen v.
verdorren v.
welken v.

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