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   With·er

   /ˈwiT͟Hər/

   

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   • 1. (of a plant) become dry and shriveled: "the grass had withered to an unappealing brown" Similar wiltbecome limpdroopfadeshrivel (up)dry updieperishtechnical:become marcescentOpposite thriveflourish
   • ▪ (of a person, limb, or the skin) become shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease: "the flesh had withered away" Similar waste (away)become shrunkenshrivel (up)atrophydecayOpposite strengthen
   • 2. cease to flourish; fall into decay or decline: "programs would wither away if they did not command local support" Similar diminishdwindleshrinklessenfadeebb (away)waneweakenlanguishevaporatemelt awaydisappearOpposite grow
   • ▪ cause to decline or deteriorate; weaken: "a business that can wither the hardiest ego"
   • 3. mortify (someone) with a scornful look or manner: "she withered me with a look"

   Word Origin late Middle English: apparently a variant of weather, ultimately differentiated for certain senses.

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. George Wither (born June 11, 1588, Bentworth, Hampshire, Eng.—died May 2, 1667, London) was an English poet and Puritan pamphleteer, best remembered for a few songs and hymns. Wither entered Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1604 but left in 1606 without a degree.

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   • For Wither’s Motto. Nec Habeo, nec Careo, nec Curo (1621; “I Don’t Have, I Don’t Want, I Don’t Care”), an assertion of his own virtue and a lively denunciation of others’ vices, he was again imprisoned. The eulogy Faire-Virtue, The Mistresse of Phil’Arete and a collection of love and pastoral poems, Juvenilia, appeared in 1622.

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   May 8, 2024 · used to say that whether one or the other of usually two possible decisions, actions, or results is chosen the result will be the same. I'm not sure if I will take the bus or train, but either way I will be there tonight. Examples of either way in a Sentence.

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   Apr 30, 2024 · George Wither (born June 11, 1588, Bentworth, Hampshire, Eng.—died May 2, 1667, London) was an English poet and Puritan pamphleteer, best remembered for a few songs and hymns. Wither entered Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1604 but left in 1606 without a degree.

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    2 days ago · Jihad (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ h ɑː d /; Arabic: جِهَاد, romanized: jihād [dʒiˈhaːd]) is an Arabic word which literally means "striving" or "struggling", especially with a praiseworthy aim.