A Quick and Simple Dictionary

languish

1. Verb.  (intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
2. Verb.  (intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
3. Verb.  (intransitive) To live in miserable or disheartening conditions. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
4. Verb.  (intransitive) To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
5. Verb.  (transitive, obsolete) To make weak; to weaken, devastate. (defdate, 15th-17th c.) .
6. Verb.  (intransitive, now) To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously. (defdate, from 18th c.) .