1. languish - verb
· lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"
Hypernym(s): weaken
2. languish - verb
· have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
Synonym(s): ache, yearn, yen, pine
Hypernym(s): hanker, long, yearn
3. languish - verb
· become feeble; "The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon"
Synonym(s): fade
Hypernym(s): devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
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