lose+vitality
11ádéadian — wv/i2 3rd pres ádéadaþ past ádéadode ptp ádéadod to fail, decay, die, mortify, lay waste, destroy, become torpid or callous; to become dead, lose vitality or feeling, become paralyzed …
12gangrene — I. n. Mortification. II. v. a. Mortify. III. v. n. Mortify, be mortified, lose vitality …
13mortify — I. v. a. 1. Gangrene. 2. Disappoint, dissatisfy, displease, vex, harass, plague, worry, disquiet, chagrin, annoy, trouble, humble, depress. 3. Humiliate, humble, shame, confound, abase, abash, put down, restrain, subdue. II. v. n. Gangrene, lose… …
14droop — [dro͞op] vi. [ME droupen < ON drūpa: for IE base see DRIP] 1. to sink down; hang or bend down 2. to lose vitality or strength; become weakened; languish 3. to become dejected or dispirited vt. to let sink or hang down n. an act or instance of… …
15deaden — v. 1 tr. & intr. deprive of or lose vitality, force, brightness, sound, feeling, etc. 2 tr. (foll. by to) make insensitive. Derivatives: deadener n …
16go to seed — phrasal or run to seed 1. : to develop seed 2. : to lose vitality or effectiveness : decay it is the picture of the idealist gone to seed, the sensitive man turned sour H.E.Clurman the eighteenth century upper class culture was running to seed… …
17United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
18china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
19China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
20international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
