languish

s. Languidecer; pudrirse; consumirse; ponerse sentimental; añoranza, aspiración

v. languidecer; demacrarse, desmadejarse, extenuarse; perecer

v.- languidecer | desmayarse | extenuarse | disminuir | desalentarse

Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.

(v.) = languidecer, debilitarse
Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.