languish

Day 73Level 2

LANG-gwish

fade away

decay; fade away; get weaker

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

droop, deteriorate, dwindle

Antonyms:

develop, strengthen, enhance

Example Sentence:

The reason these companies languish is not due to management and board complacency, but not having that many good options.

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