Pronunciation : Wilt
Definition : Defn: 2d pers. sing. of Will.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Wilt
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Written also welt, a modification of welk.]
Definition : Defn: 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.]
i. [imp. & p. p. Wilting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Wilt
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913