ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsLlanguish
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languish
Meaning: to lose strength or vigor
languish in a sentence
How languish is used in real sentences:
Plants languished in the dark room.
Plants languished in the dark room.
“Without such care, public interest might languish as soon as striking headlines faded.”
— from the passage Signals at the Table
Synonyms for languish
Other words for languish — weaken, wither and fade — carry the same meaning.
- weaken
- wither
- fade
Antonyms of languish
Words that mean the opposite of languish:
Where it comes from
From Latin languere 'to be faint'
Memory hook
LANGUISH — ANGuishes and weakens.