Shall he hot pull up the roots thereof, and cut off
the fruit thereof, that it wither? --Ezek. xvii.
9.
2. To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin? away,
as animal bodies.
This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered. --Shak.
There was a man which had his hand withered. --Matt.
xii. 10.
Now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave.
--Dryden.
3. To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away. ``Names
that must not wither.'' --Byron.
States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane.
--Cowper.
The sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but
it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof
falleth. --James i. 11.
2. To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal
moisture. ``Age can not {wither} her.'' --Shak.
Shot forth pernicious fire Among the accursed, that
withered all their strength. --Milton.
3. To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as,
a reputation withered by calumny.
The passions and the cares that wither life.
--Bryant.