shrivel

1. Wither, as with a loss of moisture (synset 200242575)
   "The fruit dried and shriveled"
   is a type of: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen - decrease in size, extent, or range
   subtypes:

   • atrophy - undergo atrophy
   • blast - shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
   • die back, die down - suffer from a disease that kills shoots
   • dry up, mummify - dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
   same as: shrink, shrivel up, wither
2. Decrease in size, range, or extent (synset 200152378)
   "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
   is a type of: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen - decrease in size, extent, or range
   same as: shrink

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