Wilt

v. The second person singular of will. See WILL.

[imp. & p. p. WILTED; p. pr. & vb. n. WILTING.] [Written also welt, a modification of welk, q. v.] To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to droop. [Am. and Prov. Eng.]

[Am. and Prov. Eng.] 1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant.

2Sense 2. Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of.

Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility. Dwight.