wilt : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: wilt	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for wilt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wilt n any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots Synonym(s): wilt, wilt disease causing to become limp or drooping Synonym(s): wilt, wilting v lose strength; "My opponent was wilting" become limp; "The flowers wilted" Synonym(s): wilt, droop
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.