Category:Wilt

Wilt,

Defn: 2d pers. sing. of will.

Wilt Wilt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wilting.] Etym: [written also welt, a Modification of welk.]

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.]

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.