- (v.i.) To cause to droop or pine.
- (n.) See Languishiment.
- (v.i.) To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade.
- (v.i.) To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief, appealing for sympathy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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