wilt

(Αγγλικός)

Verb

1. (intransitive) To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
2. (intransitive) To fatigue; to lose strength; to flag.
3. (transitive) To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).
4. (transitive) To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.

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Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/wɪlt/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Συγγενές με Παλαιά Άνω Γερμανικά: irwelhen

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: wilt

Κληρονομήθηκε από Παλαιά Αγγλικά: wilt

Συγγενές με Ολλανδικά: wilt

Συγγενές με Γερμανικά: willt

In summary

Recorded since 1691, probably an alteration of welk, itself from Middle English welken, presumed from Middle Dutch (preserved in modern inchoative verwelken) or Middle Low German welken (“to wither”), cognate with Old High German irwelhen (“to become soft”).

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wither

fade

shrivel

droop

dry out

languish

dry

wizen

wilt disease

wilting

shrink

wrinkle

dry up

weak

wither away

fatigue

waste

blight

grow weak

deteriorate

flag

wilted

faint

frazzle

jade

macerate

outwear

pine

rob

run down

run out

sag

slump

smash

tire

addle

wear

wear down

wear out

weary

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wipe

withered

be weakened

get exhausted

lose flesh

lose strength

poop out

shrivel up

dry and shriveled

consume away