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To deplete, or be depleted, in physical strength or energy

To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water

Fall into decay or decline

To injure a person's dignity and self-respect

(of rain, a crop or supply) To be insufficient when needed or expected

To cause to become dry by warming or heating

To be detrimental to

To set on fire, or to be set on fire

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Verb

To deplete, or be depleted, in physical strength or energy

become marcescent

go down the toilet

go into a decline

go down the tubes

go to rack and ruin

become dilapidated

be on your last legs

fall into decay

be on one's deathbed

be giving up the ghost

be slipping away

be about to die

become moribund

have one foot in the grave

be at death's door

be breathing one's last

be approaching death

become debilitated

become listless

go into decline

pass into oblivion

fall apart at the seams

decrease in size

become contaminated

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“He's so ugly his smile makes leaves fall off trees, grass wither and die, and animals flee in terror.”

Verb

To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water

become shrunken

become emaciated

become debilitated

become enfeebled

sap the strength of

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“The body might wither and die, but the thing that is the person, the essence, the soul lives on.”

Verb

Fall into decay or decline

be on the way out

draw to a close

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“The line of soldiers of Kalon began to wither and grow thin, only a few warriors remained and gaps in their lines were beginning to form as they were running out of men.”

Verb

To injure a person's dignity and self-respect

put out of countenance

cause to lose face

make someone eat humble pie

cut down to size

take the wind out of your sails

cause to feel small

make someone eat crow

take down a peg

settle someone's hash

take down a peg or two

put someone in their place

drag through the mud

bring into disrepute

reflect badly on

lower the status of

show in a bad light

give a black eye

give a bad name to

drag through the mire

put in a bad light

bring shame upon

make uncomfortable

give a bad name

bring discredit to

cast aspersions on

do a hatchet job on

bring dishonour to

blacken the name of

get the better of

have the last laugh on

put in one's place

take down a notch

bend to your will

make someone feel ashamed

get one's comeuppance

lower in status

comment negatively

be prejudicial to

reduce the status of

be untrue to oneself

pop one's balloon

abandon one's principles

take the wind out

bring down a peg

make one feel small

cut to the quick

tar and feather

force to eat humble pie

shoot down in flames

fix someone's wagon

puncture balloon

reduce to the ranks

kick downstairs

debase yourself

knock the stuffing out of

kick in the teeth

let wind out of sails

hold up to shame

make self-conscious

throw brickbats at

catch one short

give a bad time

make a monkey of

give a hard time

throw into a tizzy

put on the spot

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

blacken someone's name

destroy someone's credibility

damage someone's reputation

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“Mary withered me with a glance.”

Verb

(of rain, a crop or supply) To be insufficient when needed or expected

be insufficient

be found lacking

not come to ripeness

sink into oblivion

disappear slowly

go through the floor

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To cause to become dry by warming or heating

become dehydrated

remove the moisture from

remove moisture from

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To be detrimental to

be detrimental to

cause detriment to

put out of action

put out of commission

throw a monkey wrench into

put the kibosh on

play havoc with

drag through the mud

play merry hell with

be prejudicial to

be disadvantageous to

have a bad effect on

be deleterious to

drive a nail into the coffin of

make unattractive

put a damper on

be a blot on the landscape

have a negative effect on

pull the rug out from under

cause the loss of

cause the sacrifice of

result in harm to

put on the sick list

result in damage to

lead to the end of

take the edge off

sap the strength of

rain on someone's parade

exert influence on

have an effect on

have an impact on

clip one's wings

queer the pitch of

poke full of holes

knock the bottom out of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

bring to naught

blot your copybook

give a bad name

confine to a wheelchair

bring shame upon

drag through the mire

bring discredit to

inflict suffering on

inflict pain on

cause injury to

lay a finger on

bring to an end

raze to the ground

bring about the downfall of

moonlight requisition

distort the shape of

bend out of shape

reduce to nothing

reduce to rubble

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

cast gloom over

bring a note of sadness to

cast a gloom upon

make ineffective

render powerless

render incapable

throw monkey wrench in

render ineffective

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Verb

To set on fire, or to be set on fire

destroy by fire

reduce to ashes

burn to a crisp

go up in flames

burn to the ground

burst into flames

fan the flames of

burst into flame

put to the torch

consume by fire

burn without flames

burn unsteadily

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