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SHRIVEL
shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
(verb) wither, as with a loss of moisture; “The fruit dried and shriveled”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
shrivel (third-person singular simple present shrivels, present participle (US) shriveling or (UK) shrivelling, simple past and past participle (US) shriveled or (UK) shrivelled)
(intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.
(intransitive) To become wrinkled.
(transitive) To draw into wrinkles.
Source: Wiktionary
Shriv"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shriveled or Shrivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shriveling or Shrivelling.] Etym: [Probably akin to shrimp, shrink; cf. dial. AS. screpa to pine away, Norw. skrypa to waste, skryp, skryv, transitory, frail, Sw. skröpling feeble, Dan. skröbelig, Icel. skrj brittle, frail.]
Definition: To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up.
Shriv"el, v. t.
Definition: To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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