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shrivel up vs dry up

dry up vs shrivel up

shrivel up and dry up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shrivel up No No Yes No
dry up No No Yes No
As verbs, dry up is a hyponym of shrivel up; that is, dry up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shrivel up:
  • shrivel up: wither, as with a loss of moisture
  • dry up: dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
Other hyponyms of shrivel up include atrophy, blast, die back, die down, mummify.
shrivel up (verb) dry up (verb)
wither, as with a loss of moisture lose water or moisture
dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
Difference between shrivel up and dry up

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