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Definition of Wilt
Wilt

2d pers. sing. of Will.

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.

To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant.

Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of.

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Wilt Quotations

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.
Plato

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
Marcus Aurelius

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.
Aristotle

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
Confucius

First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife.
Thomas Fuller

Wilt Translations

wilt in German is welken
wilt in Spanish is marchitarse
wilt in Swedish is vissna


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