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wilt

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

to cause to wilt

noun

  1. a wilting or being wilted
  2. 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

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