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dry up vs shrivel up

shrivel up vs dry up

dry up and shrivel up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dry up No No Yes No
shrivel up No No Yes No
As verbs, shrivel up is a hypernym of dry up; that is, shrivel up is a word with a broader meaning than dry up:
  • dry up: dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
  • shrivel up: wither, as with a loss of moisture
Other hypernyms of dry up include shrink, shrivel, wither.
dry up (verb) shrivel up (verb)
lose water or moisture wither, as with a loss of moisture
dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
Difference between dry up and shrivel up

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