Pronunciation: [wˈɪzənz] (IPA) 
The word "wizens" is spelled with a "z" instead of an "s" because it contains a voiced sibilant sound. In IPA phonetic transcription, this sound is represented by the symbol /z/. When pronouncing "wizens", the speaker produces this /z/ sound when saying the second syllable, making it distinct from the /s/ sound produced in the word "wisens". "Wizens" means to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled due to age or lack of moisture.
Wizens is a verb that refers to the process of becoming or making something withered, shriveled, or dry, often due to age or lack of moisture. It is commonly synonymous with the terms shrivel, dry up, or wilt.
When used to describe a person's appearance, wizens typically pertains to the aging process. It describes the natural and gradual transformation of skin, usually due to the loss of elasticity and the accumulation of wrinkles, giving a withered or shrunken appearance. The term can also be applied to other organic matter, such as plants or fruit, that have lost their original plumpness and moisture, resulting in a wrinkled or shrunken state.
Derived from the Middle English word "wisenen," meaning "to shrivel up," wizens can connote the effects of time or intense exposure to external elements. It can be used to depict the weathering of skin by the sun, wind, or extreme climates. Additionally, wizens can be metaphorically employed to describe the diminishing vitality or diminishing energy of a person or thing over time.
Overall, wizens describes the process or state of becoming withered, shrunken, or dried up, commonly associated with the natural aging of living organisms or the loss of moisture.
The word "wizens" comes from the Middle English term "wisnen", which originated from the Old English word "wīsnian". This Old English term meant "to dry up" or "to wither". The word ultimately traces back to the Proto-Germanic root *wisnąną, which means "to wither or shrivel".
