vt. (使)枯萎, (使)衰弱, (使)畏缩

vi. (使)枯萎, (使)衰弱, (使)畏缩

n. 枯萎, 衰弱, 憔悴

Wilt \Wilt\,
2d pers. sing. of {Will}.


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.]


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.