Wizen

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwɪzÉ™n/

• Rhymes: -ɪzÉ™n

Origin

Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian

Alternative forms

• wizzen

Full definition of wizen

Adjective

1. wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
• 1864, - Henry Dunbar by Mary Elizabeth Braddon http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext05/7dunb10.txtHis face was wizen and wrinkled, his faded blue eyes dim and weak-looking. He was feeble, and his hands were tremulous with a perpetual nervous motion.
• 1890, - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext94/dgray10h.htmYes, there would be a day when his face would be wrinkled and wizen, his eyes dim and colourless, the grace of his figure broken and deformed. The scarlet would pass away from his lips and the gold steal from his hair.

Verb

1. To wither; to become lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

Anagrams

• winze