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1) any kind of evergreen tree with needle-shaped leaves (pine-needles) and cones (pine-cones); to waste away because of sorrow or illness (pine)

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dissolve

(of a liquid) to soak into a solid so that the solid itself becomes liquid

melt from solid to liquid; mix in

languish

to lose, be without, energy, health or happiness (during one's time in a place)

droop; become dull, listless

melt

(to cause ice etc) to become liquid through heating; (of soft food) to dissolve, be softened, easily

liquefy; dissolve

shrank

of shrink

become smaller

shrink

(to cause cloth, clothes etc) to become smaller through wetting

become smaller

shrunk

of shrink

become smaller

wane

to become less or weaker; (of the moon) to show a decreasing bright area after full moon

diminish, lessen

wilt

(to cause plants, flowers) to droop, lose freshness; (to cause a person) to lose energy

sag, fail

wither

(to cause a plant etc) to become dry, faded or dead; (to cause a hope etc) to become less strong (and stop)

droop, decline

WASTE AWAY as in Wiktionary
WASTE AWAY as in Wikipedia