Shrink and Wasting away

Shrink verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.

Wasting away and shrink are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Wasting away" with "Shrink", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: shrinking, shrinkage

Wasting away noun - A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse.

Shrink and wasting away are semantically related in droop topic. Sometimes you can use "Shrink" instead a verb "Wasting away", if it concerns topics such as diminish.