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shrivel (s̸hriv′əl)

transitive verb, intransitive verb shriveled -·eled or shrivelled -·elled, shriveling -·el·ing or shrivelling -·el·ling

  1. to shrink and make or become wrinkled or withered
  2. to make or become helpless, useless, or inefficient

Etymology: Early ModE, prob. < Scand, as in Swed dial. skryvla, to wrinkle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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