wilt /ˈwɪlt/
 (vt.)(vi.)(使)枯萎,(使)衰弱,(使)憔悴枯萎,衰弱,憔悴


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

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 Wilt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wilting.]  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.]


 Wilt 2d pers. sing. of Will.


 wilt
      n 1: any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling;
           usually caused by parasites attacking the roots [syn: {wilt
           disease]
      2: causing to become limp or drooping [syn: wilting]
      v 1: lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"
      2: become limp; "The flowers wilted" [syn: droop]