wizen

(wĭz'ən)

v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.

v.intr.
To dry up; wither or shrivel.

v.tr.
To cause to wither, shrivel, or dry up.

adj.
Shriveled or dried up; withered: "There would be a day when his face would be wrinkled and wizen" (Oscar Wilde).

[Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian.]

verb

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

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  Synonyms: shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizened

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - indtørret, sammenskrumpet
v. intr. - tørre ind, skrumpe sammen
v. tr. - tørre ind, trække sammen, skrumpe sammen

Nederlands (Dutch)
verschrompelen

Français (French)
adj. - ratatiné
v. intr. - ratatiner, dessécher, flétrir
v. tr. - provoquer le dessèchement/le flétrissement

Deutsch (German)
v. - welk od. runzelig werden, ausdörren
adj. - runzelig, verwelkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μαραζώνω, ρυτιδιάζω
adj. - ρυτιδωμένος, ζαρωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
avvizzito, avvizzire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - secar
adj. - seco, fino

Русский (Russian)
худой (о человеке), вянуть, высыхать (о человеке), покрываться морщинами (о коже)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - arrugado, marchito
v. intr. - marchitarse, agostarse
v. tr. - arrugar, marchitar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förtorka
adj. - förtorkad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
凋谢的, 枯萎的, 起皱, 皱缩, 干瘪, 使起皱, 使皱缩, 使干瘪

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 凋謝的, 枯萎的
v. intr. - 起皺, 皺縮, 乾癟
v. tr. - 使起皺, 使皺縮, 使乾癟

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 시든, (사람, 얼굴 등이) 몹시 여윈
v. intr. - 시들다
v. tr. - 시들게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - しおれる, しおれさせる
adj. - しなびた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يذبل, يذوي (صفه) ذابل, ذاو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כמוש‬
v. intr. - ‮נבל‬
v. tr. - ‮קמל‬

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