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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Shrivel  \Shriv"el\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Shriveled}or 
  {Shrivelled};  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Shriveling}  or  {Shrivelling}.] 
  [Probably  akin  to  shrimp,  shrink;  cf  dial.  AS  screpa  to 
  pine  away  Norw.  skrypa  to  waste,  skryp  skryv  transitory, 
  frail,  Sw  skr["o]pling  feeble,  Dan.  skr["o]belig,  Icel. 
  skrj?pr  brittle,  frail.] 
  To  draw,  or  be  drawn,  into  wrinkles;  to  shrink,  and  form 
  corrugations;  as  a  leaf  shriveles  in  the  hot  sun;  the  skin 
  shrivels  with  age;  --  often  with  up 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Shrivel  \Shriv"el\,  v.  t. 
  To  cause  to  shrivel  or  contract;  to  cause  to  shrink  onto 
  corruptions. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  shrivel 
  v  1:  wither,  esp.  with  a  loss  of  moisture;  "The  fruit  dried  and 
  shriveled"  [syn:  {shrivel  up},  {shrink},  {wither}] 
  2:  decrease  in  size,  range,  or  extent;  ""His  earnings  shrank"; 
  "My  courage  shrivelled  when  I  saw  the  task  before  me" 
  [syn:  {shrink}] 




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