Definitions for: Wilt

[n] causing to become limp or drooping
[n] any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
[v] become limp; "The flowers wilted"
[v] lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"

Webster (1913) Definition: Wilt,
2d pers. sing. of Will.

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.]

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.

Synonyms: droop, wilt disease, wilting

See Also: crumble, decay, delapidate, fusarium wilt, granville wilt, plant disease, verticilliosis, weaken, weakening

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