die down

English Thesaurus

1. become progressively weaker (verb.change)

hypernym	:	weaken,
definition	:	become weaker (verb.change)

2. suffer from a disease that kills shoots (verb.change)

hypernym	:	shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither,
definition	:	wither, as with a loss of moisture (verb.change)

derivation	:	dieback,
definition	:	a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches (noun.state)

derivation	:	dieback,
definition	:	a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches (noun.state)