tḷr (p. 229) தளரு, கிறேன், தளர்ந்தேன், வேன், தளர, v. n. To grow slack--as a tie, a grasp, a bandage; to become ralaxed, enfeebled, கட்டவிழ. 2. To grow weak, weary, infirm, decrepit, impotent through age or disease; to be enfeebled as the joints, பலவீனப்பட. 3. To grow wrinkled or flabby from age; to be flexible, limber, tender, நெகிழ. 4. To suffer in mind, to be troubled, faint at heart, மனந்தளர. 5. To be remiss, relax; to decline in duty, to grow careless, to degenerate, சோம்ப. 6. To droop, lanquish, fail as persons, plants, &c., சோர. (c.) தளரப்பிசைய, inf. To make thin by mashing with the fingers. தளரப்பிசைந்தூட்ட, inf. To feed a child with thin food, or pap. தளரவிட, inf. To forsake one, to leave one without assistance. தளரவிட்டுப்பேச, inf. To chaffer or haggle in making a purchase. தளராமல்சாப்பிட, inf. To fare sumptuously or plentifully. தளருடை, s. Loose dress. (p.) தளர்ந்தகாலம், s. Decrepit old age. 2. Time of adversity, when one has lost his influence. தளர்ந்தநடை--தளர்நடை, s. A gentle walk, as of an old or feeble person. தளர்ந்தவயது, s. Decrepit old age. தளர்ந்துகொடுக்க, inf. [prov.] (com. தாழ்ந்துகொடுக்க.) To yield. தளர்பாடம், s. [vul.] A lesson well learned, தண்ணீர்குடித்தபாடம். மனந்தளர்தல், v. noun. Being grieved or vexed in mind. தளர்விக்க, inf. To slacken, to give out rope, to loosen. 2. To suffer, to languish. 3. To be less rigid, to be indulgent. தளர்வு, v. noun. Growing slack, relaxing. 2. Staggering. 3. Decay. See தளர்ச்சி. 35)