wizen

(wiz′ən)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to dry up; wither; shrivel

Origin: ME wisenen < OE wisnian, to become dry < IE base *wei-, to wither > L viescere, Lith výsti, to wither

adjective

wizened

See wizen in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb wiz·ened, wiz·en·ing, wiz·ens

verb, intransitive

To dry up; wither or shrivel.

verb, transitive

To cause to wither, shrivel, or dry up.

adjective

Shriveled or dried up; withered: “There would be a day when his face would be wrinkled and wizen” (Oscar Wilde).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English wisenen

Origin: , from Old English wisnian

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