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languish

Dictionary definition · languish

verb

  1. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief"After her husband died, she just pined away"
  2. have a desire for something or someone who is not present"She ached for a cigarette"
  3. become feeble"The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).