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shrivel

  (shrĭv'əl) pronunciation
intr. & tr.v., -eled or -elled, -el·ing or -el·ling, -els or -els.
  1. To become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying: Leaves die, fall, and shrivel. The heat shriveled the unwatered seedlings.
  2. To lose or cause to lose vitality or intensity: My enthusiasm shriveled as the project wore on. Inflation shriveled the buying power of the dollar.
  3. To become or make much less or smaller; dwindle.

[Origin unknown.]


 
 
Thesaurus: shrivel

verb

    To make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of moisture: dry up, mummify, sear, wither, wizen. See dry/wet.

 
Antonyms: shrivel

v

Definition: dehydrate, dry up
Antonyms: enlarge, expand, grow, plump up, unwrinkle


 
Wikipedia: shrivel


Shrivelling is a natural phenomenon where an object, with an attached sub-elastic covering, has its interior volume reduced in some way. The covering, which cannot contract any further, is then obliged to wrinkle and buckle, in order to preserve surface area while containing the lesser volume.

For example, in raisin production manufacturers shrivel grapes by drying (desiccating) them.



 
Translations: Translations for: Shrivel

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - visne, skrumpe ind
v. tr. - få til at visne, få til at skrumpe ind

Nederlands (Dutch)
ineenschrompelen, verschrompelen

Français (French)
v. intr. - se ratatiner, se dessécher, se flétrir
v. tr. - flétrir, dessécher

Deutsch (German)
v. - verschrumpeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συρρικνώνομαι, κατσιάζω, ζαρώνω

Italiano (Italian)
raggrinzirsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enrugar, (fig.) atrofiar

Русский (Russian)
высыхать, сморщиваться, высушивать, вызывать увядание, сморщивать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - marchitarse, secarse, arrugarse, consumirse, mermar, declinar, agotarse, disiparse, desvanecerse
v. tr. - arrugar, fruncir, encoger, mermar, marchitar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skrumpna, göra rynkig, förtorka

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
枯萎, 皱缩, 干枯, 变得束手无策, 使枯萎, 使干枯, 使束手无策, 使皱缩, 使无能为力

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 枯萎, 皺縮, 乾枯, 變得束手無策
v. tr. - 使枯萎, 使乾枯, 使束手無策, 使皺縮, 使無能為力

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 주름살지다, 위축되다, 시들다
v. tr. - 주름지게 하다, 시들게 하다, 못쓰게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …がしなびる, …がしぼむ, 縮ませる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يذبل, يذوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הצטמק, כמש‬
v. tr. - ‮צימק, ייבש‬


 
 

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