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die back vs shrivel up

shrivel up vs die back

die back and shrivel up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
die back No No Yes No
shrivel up No No Yes No
As verbs, shrivel up is a hypernym of die back; that is, shrivel up is a word with a broader meaning than die back:
  • die back: suffer from a disease that kills shoots
  • shrivel up: wither, as with a loss of moisture
Other hypernyms of die back include shrink, shrivel, wither.
die back (verb) shrivel up (verb)
suffer from a disease that kills shoots wither, as with a loss of moisture
Difference between die back and shrivel up

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