shrivel

To become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying.

To lose or cause to lose vitality or intensity.

To become or make much less or smaller; dwindle.

To contract; draw or be drawn into wrinkles; shrink and form corrugations, as a leaf in the hot sun, or the skin with age.

Synonyms To shrivel is to become wrinkled or corrugated by contraction; to shrink is, as a rule, to contract while preserving the same general form.