languish

To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor.

To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions.

To remain unattended or be neglected.

To become downcast or pine away in longing.

To become weak or spiritless; become listless or sad; lose strength or animation; pine: as, to languish in solitude.

To droop, wither, or fade, as a plant, from heat, drought, neglect, or other unfavorable conditions.

To grow feeble or dull; lose activity and vigor; dwindle; fall off: as, the war languished for lack of supplies; manufactures languished.

To act languidly; present or assume a languid appearance or expression, especially as an indication of tender or enervating emotion.

Synonyms To decline, faint, fail.

To cause to droop or fail.