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Definition wilt

Etymology 1

Recorded since 1691, probably an alteration of welk, itself from Middle English welken, presumed from Middle Dutch (preserved in modern inchoative verwelken) or Middle Low German welken (�to wither�), cognate with Old High German irwelhen (�to become soft�).

Verb

wilt (third-person singular simple present wilts, present participle wilting, simple past and past participle wilted)

1. (intransitive) To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
2. (intransitive) To fatigue; to lose strength.
3. (transitive) To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).
4. (transitive) To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.

Noun

wilt (countable and uncountable, plural wilts)

1. The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.
2. (phytopathology) Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.

Etymology 2

Verb

wilt

1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of will

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