wilt see: will
II. verb
Etymology: alteration of earlier welk, from Middle English welken, probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German erwelkēn to wilt
Date: circa 1691
intransitive verb
1. to lose turgor from lack of water , to become limp, to grow weak or faint ; languish , transitive verb to cause to wilt,
III. noun
Date: 1855
an act or instance of wilting ; the state of being wilted,
2. a disorder (as a fungus disease) of plants marked by loss of turgidity in soft tissues with subsequent drooping and often shriveling, polyhedrosis of caterpillars
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