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Difference Between Withed and Wither

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Withed

Simple past tense and past participle of withe

Wither

(of a plant) become dry and shrivelled
The grass had withered to an unappealing brown

Wither

Fall into decay or decline
It is not true that old myths either die or wither away

Wither

Humiliate (someone) with a scornful look or manner
She withered him with a glance

Wither

To dry up or shrivel from loss of moisture.
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Wither

To lose force or vitality; become diminished; wane
"Belief in industry self-regulation took hold ... and formal regulation was allowed to wither" (Eduardo Porter).

Wither

To cause to shrivel or fade.

Wither

To cause to lose force or vitality; diminish or destroy
"Three years apart had withered her hopes and she was engaged to someone else" (John Garth).

Wither

To render speechless or incapable of action; stun
The teacher withered the noisy student with a glance.

Wither

(intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
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Wither

(transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.

Wither

To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.

Wither

(intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.

Wither

(transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.

Wither

(obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose.

Wither

Singular of withers

Wither

Against, in opposition to.

Wither

To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.
Shall he hot pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither?

Wither

To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin away, as animal bodies.
This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered.
There was a man which had his hand withered.
Now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave.

Wither

To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.
States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane.

Wither

To cause to fade, and become dry.
The sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth.

Wither

To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture.
Shot forth pernicious fireAmong the accursed, that withered all their strength.

Wither

To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny.
The passions and the cares that wither life.

Wither

Wither, especially with a loss of moisture;
The fruit dried and shriveled

Wither

Lose freshness, vigor, or vitality;
Her bloom was fading

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