to fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.-to lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies.-to lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.-to cause to fade, and become dry.-to cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture.-to cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny.