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wizen definition

wizen (wiz′ən)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to dry up; wither; shrivel

Etymology: ME wisenen < OE wisnian, to become dry < IE base *wei-, to wither > L viescere, Lith výsti, to wither

adjective

wizened

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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