Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (v. i.) 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.

2. (v. i.) To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief, appealing for sympathy.

3. (v. i.) To cause to droop or pine.

4. (n.) See Languishment.