the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > be listless or lethargic [verb (intransitive)] > languish (2)
transitive. To pass (a period of time) in languishing. Chiefly with out. Also intransitive. Now archaic and rare.
intransitive. Of a person: to suffer from a chronic infection or wasting disease, esp. as the result of imprisonment. Frequently in extended use: to…