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Wilt means to become limp.

(verb)

An example of wilt is for a flower to fold in half after it hasn't had water for a few days.
An example of wilt is for a person to become faint after heavy exertion.

To wilt is to get weak.

(verb)

An example of to wilt is to get very hot and feel faint.

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intransitive verb

to become limp, as from heat or lack of water; wither; droop: said of plants
to become weak or faint; lose strength; languish
to lose courage; quail

Origin: var. of obs. welk, to wither < ME welken, to fade, wither, dry up, akin to OHG welc, damp, wilted < IE *welg-, var. of base *welk-, moist, damp > OE wealg, nauseous

transitive verb

to cause to wilt

noun

a wilting or being wilted
also, esp. for a, wilt disease
1. a highly infectious disease of some caterpillars, in which the carcasses liquefy
2. any of several plant diseases caused by certain bacteria or fungi and characterized by wilting of the leaves

verb

Archaic will: used with thou

See wilt in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb wilt·ed, wilt·ing, wilts

verb, intransitive

To become limp or flaccid; droop: plants wilting in the heat.
To feel or exhibit the effects of fatigue or exhaustion; weaken markedly: “His brain wilted from hitherto unprecedented weariness” (Vladimir Nabokov).

verb, transitive

To cause to droop or lose freshness.
To deprive of energy or vigor; fatigue or exhaust.

noun

The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.
Any of various plant diseases characterized by slow or rapid collapse of terminal shoots, branches, or entire plants.

Origin:

Origin: Possibly alteration of dialectal welk

Origin: , from Middle English welken

aux.v.
Archaic

A second person singular present tense of will².

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