What is the meaning of languish?

verb

  • Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief.
    • usage: "After her husband died, she just pined away"
  • Have a desire for something or someone who is not present.
    • usage: "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
  • Become feeble.
    • usage: "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
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