languish

verbs

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

"After her husband died, she just pined away"

languish, pine away, waste

is derived from

have a desire for something or someone who is not present

"She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"

ache, languish, pine, yearn, yen

become feeble

"The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

fade, languish

is derived from