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lan·guish    Audio Help   (lāng'gwĭsh)  Pronunciation Key 
intr.v.   lan·guished, lan·guish·ing, lan·guish·es
  1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor.
  2. To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions: languished away in prison.
  3. To remain unattended or be neglected: legislation that continued to languish in committee.
  4. To become downcast or pine away in longing: languish apart from friends and family; languish for a change from dull routine.
  5. To affect a wistful or languid air, especially in order to gain sympathy.


[Middle English languishen, from Old French languir, languiss-, from Latin languēre, to be languid; see slēg- in Indo-European roots.]

lan'guish·er n., lan'guish·ing·ly adv., lan'guish·ment n.
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