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languish [languished, languishing, languishes]▼(to live in miserable conditions)
verb
[UK: ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ] [US: ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ]

vegetate [vegetated, vegetating, vegetates]▼(To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way)
verb
[UK: ˈve.dʒɪ.teɪt] [US: ˈve.dʒə.ˌtet]