[wilt] 
| 1. | to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither. |
| 2. | to lose strength, vigor, assurance, etc.: to wilt after a day's hard work. |
| 3. | to cause to wilt. |
| 4. | the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted: a sudden wilt of interest in the discussion. |
| 5. | Plant Pathology.
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| 6. | a virus disease of various caterpillars, characterized by the liquefaction of body tissues. |
[wil] auxiliary verb and verb, present singular 1st person will, 2nd will or (Archaic) wilt, 3rd will, present plural will; past singular 1st person would, 2nd would or (Archaic) wouldst, 3rd would, past plural would; past participle (Obsolete) wold or would; imperative, infinitive, and present participle lacking. | 1. | am (is, are, etc.) about or going to: I will be there tomorrow. She will see you at dinner. |
| 2. | am (is, are, etc.) disposed or willing to: People will do right. |
| 3. | am (is, are, etc.) expected or required to: You will report to the principal at once. |
| 4. | may be expected or supposed to: You will not have forgotten him. This will be right. |
| 5. | am (is, are, etc.) determined or sure to (used emphatically): You would do it. People will talk. |
| 6. | am (is, are, etc.) accustomed to, or do usually or often: You will often see her sitting there. He would write for hours at a time. |
| 7. | am (is, are, etc.) habitually disposed or inclined to: Boys will be boys. After dinner they would read aloud. |
| 8. | am (is, are, etc.) capable of; can: This tree will live without water for three months. |
| 9. | am (is, are, etc.) going to: I will bid you “Good night.” |
| 10. | to wish; desire; like: Go where you will. Ask, if you will, who the owner is. |
[wil] noun, verb, willed, will⋅ing.| 1. | the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over its own actions: the freedom of the will. |
| 2. | power of choosing one's own actions: to have a strong or a weak will. |
| 3. | the act or process of using or asserting one's choice; volition: My hands are obedient to my will. |
| 4. | wish or desire: to submit against one's will. |
| 5. | purpose or determination, often hearty or stubborn determination; willfulness: to have the will to succeed. |
| 6. | the wish or purpose as carried out, or to be carried out: to work one's will. |
| 7. | disposition, whether good or ill, toward another. |
| 8. | Law.
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| 9. | to decide, bring about, or attempt to effect or bring about by an act of the will: He can walk if he wills it. |
| 10. | to purpose, determine on, or elect, by an act of will: If he wills success, he can find it. |
| 11. | to give or dispose of (property) by a will or testament; bequeath or devise. |
| 12. | to influence by exerting will power: She was willed to walk the tightrope by the hypnotist. |
| 13. | to exercise the will: To will is not enough, one must do. |
| 14. | to decide or determine: Others debate, but the king wills. |
| 15. | at will,
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| wilt 1 (wĭlt) v. wilt·ed, wilt·ing, wilts v. intr.
[Possibly alteration of dialectal welk, from Middle English welken.] |
| wilt 2 (wĭlt) aux.v. Archaic A second person singular present tense of will2. |
wilt
common symptom of plant disease resulting from a water loss in leaves and stems. Affected parts lose their turgidity and droop. Specific wilt diseases-caused by a variety of fungi, bacteria, and viruses-are easily confused with root and crown rots, stem cankers, insect injuries, drought or excess water, soil compaction, and other noninfectious problems.
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