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WILT
wilt, wilting
(noun) causing to become limp or drooping
wilt, wilt disease
(noun) any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
wilt, droop
(verb) become limp; “The flowers wilted”
wilt
(verb) lose strength; “My opponent was wilting”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
wilt (third-person singular simple present wilts, present participle wilting, simple past and past participle wilted)
(intransitive) To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
(intransitive) To fatigue; to lose strength.
(transitive) To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).
(transitive) To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.
Noun
wilt (countable and uncountable, plural wilts)
The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.
(plant disease) Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.
Etymology 2
Verb
wilt
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of will
Anagrams
• IWLT
Proper noun
Wilt (plural Wilts)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wilt is the 4348th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8165 individuals. Wilt is most common among White (95.97%) individuals.
Anagrams
• IWLT
Source: Wiktionary
Wilt,
Definition: 2d pers. sing. of Will.
Wilt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wilting.] Etym: [Written also welt, a modification of welk.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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