'Wilt' definitions:

Definition of 'wilt'

From: WordNet
noun
Any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots [syn: wilt, wilt disease]
noun
Causing to become limp or drooping [syn: wilt, wilting]
verb
Lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"
verb
Become limp; "The flowers wilted" [syn: wilt, droop]

Definition of 'Wilt'

From: GCIDE
  • Wilt \Wilt\,
  • 2d pers. sing. of Will. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Wilt'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Wilt'

From: GCIDE
  • Wilt \Wilt\, v. t.
  • 1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant. [Prov. Eng. U. S.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] [1913 Webster]
  • Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility. --Dr. T. Dwight. [1913 Webster]