Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Wilt"
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) 1.7 (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}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.