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wizening Definition


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wizen
verb
    tr & intr
    wizened, wizening
    1. To make or become dry and shrivelled.
Derivative: wizened
adj
    Shrivelled or wrinkled, especially with age.
      Thesaurus: wrinkled, gnarled, shriveled, lined, dried up, weazened, worn; Antonym: smooth, plump.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wisnian to dry up.



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