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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Wilt — es una novela cómica del escritor británico Tom Sharpe, publicada originalmente por Secker and Warburg en 1976. Argumento La novela se centra en el personaje que le da título: Henry Wilt, un profesor desmoralizado y minusvalorado que enseña… … Wikipedia Español
Wilt — * Wilt May is Greg May s son * Wilting is the loss of rigidity of non woody plants, usually in the leaves. * Wilt is a 1976 novel by Tom Sharpe. * Wilt is a 1989 movie adaptation of Sharpe s novel starring Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith.. *Wilt… … Wikipedia
wilt — wilt1 [wilt] vi. [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] 1. to become limp, as from heat or lack of water;… … English World dictionary
Wilt — Wilt, 2d pers. sing. of {Will}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wilt — 1690s, probably an alteration of welk to wilt, probably from M.Du. or M.L.G. welken to wither, cognate with O.H.G. irwelhen become soft. Related: Wilted; wilting … Etymology dictionary
wilt — wilt; wilt·shire; … English syllables
Wilt — (spr. Uilt, Wiltshire, verkürzt Wilts), Grafschaft im südlichen England, an Gloucester , Berk , Hamp , Dorset u. Somersetshire grenzend; 64 QM., durch den Avonkanal in Nord u. Süd W. getheilt, etwas hügelig, zum Theil haidig, zum[242] Theil… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Wilt — Wilt, Maria, Opernsängerin, geb. 30. April 1834 in Wien, gest. daselbst 24. Sept. 1891 durch einen Sturz aus dem Fenster, trat zuerst als Pianistin in die Öffentlichkeit, bildete sich aber später, nachdem sie sich 1853 mit dem Ingenieur Franz W.… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
wilt — index languish, perish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
