WILT

n. v.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

2d pers. sing. of Will.

2.
v.

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.]

3.
v.

To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant. [Prov. Eng. U. S.]

4.
v.

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.

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