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shrivel

shriv.el \'shriv-*l, esp South 'sriv-\ \-(*-)lin\ vb or shriv.eled or 
   shriv.elled;  or shriv.el.ing;  or shriv.el.ling [origin unknown] 1: to 
   draw into wrinkles esp. with a loss of moisture  2: to become reduced to 
   inanition, helplessness, or inefficiency  : to cause to shrivel : WITHER