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wither
1. adv. (obsolete, or chiefly in compounds) Against, in opposition to.
2. v. (obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose.
3. v. (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
4. v. To cause to shrivel or dry up.
5. v. (intransitive, figurative) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
6. v. (intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.
7. v. To make helpless due to emotion.
8. n. singular of withers, , part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades

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Oh luck! Like the moon, you steadily change, you always grow and then wither again.  If you don't water the plants, they will wither.

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