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wilt |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wilt \Wilt\, 2d pers. sing. of {Will}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wilt \Wilt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wilting}.] [Written also welt, a modification of welk.] To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day or when separated from its root; to droop;. to wither. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wilt \Wilt\, v. t. 1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant. [Prov. Eng. U. S.] 2. Hence to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility. --Dr. T. Dwight. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wilt n 1: any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots [syn: {wilt disease}] 2: causing to become limp or drooping [syn: {wilting}] v 1: lose strength; "My opponent was wilting" 2: become limp; "The flowers wilted" [syn: {droop}]
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