Definition of Wilt

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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

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

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

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

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.
Saint Augustine

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
Marcus Aurelius

And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last.
Marcus Aurelius

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

If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
Epicurus

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.
Aleister Crowley

Wilt Chamberlain lied when he said he had 20,000 women.
Dennis Rodman

Wilt Translations

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

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