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Definition of: shrivel
(shriv′əl) v.t. & v.i. ·eled or ·elled, ·el·ing or ·el·ling
1. To contract into wrinkles; shrink and wrinkle: often with up.
2. To make or become impotent; wither. [Origin uncertain. Cf. Sw. skryvla.]
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