wilt

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.1.1 Homophones 2.2 Verb form

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  Rhymes: -ɪlt

[edit] 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 "become soft.".

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to 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.

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wilt (plural wilts)

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

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wilt

1. (archaic) Second-person singular present tense of will.

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• wild

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wilt

1. Imperative of willen.
2. Non-preferential weak alternative forms of the 2nd and 3rd-person singular present of the strong verb willen.