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languish

('l/&//N/gw/I//S/ )

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief(verb.change)

Synonym:
pine away, waste

source: wordnet30
have a desire for something or someone who is not present(verb.emotion)

Synonym:
ache, pine, yearn, yen

source: wordnet30
become feeble(verb.body)

Example:
The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon.

Synonym:
fade

source: wordnet30
To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cause to droop or pine.(verb)

source: webster1913

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