Wilt vs. Wither

Wiltverb

(intransitive) To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).

Witheradverb

Against, in opposition to.

Wiltverb

(intransitive) To fatigue; to lose strength.

Witherverb

(obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose.

Wiltverb

(transitive) To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).

Witherverb

(intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.

Wiltverb

(transitive) To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.

Witherverb

(transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.

Wiltnoun

The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.

Witherverb

To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.

Wiltnoun

(plant disease) Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.

Witherverb

(intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.

Wilt

2d pers. sing. of Will.

Witherverb

(transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.

Wiltverb

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.

Witherverb

To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.

‘Shall he hot pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither?’;

Wiltverb

To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant.

Witherverb

To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin away, as animal bodies.

‘This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered.’; ‘There was a man which had his hand withered.’; ‘Now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave.’;

Wiltverb

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

‘Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility.’;

Witherverb

To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.

‘States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane.’;

Wiltnoun

any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots

Witherverb

To cause to fade, and become dry.

‘The sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth.’;

Wiltnoun

causing to become limp or drooping

Witherverb

To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture.

‘Shot forth pernicious fireAmong the accursed, that withered all their strength.’;

Wiltverb

lose strength;

‘My opponent was wilting’;

Witherverb

To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny.

‘The passions and the cares that wither life.’;

Wiltverb

become limp;

‘The flowers wilted’;

Witherverb

wither, especially with a loss of moisture;

‘The fruit dried and shriveled’;

Witherverb

lose freshness, vigor, or vitality;

‘Her bloom was fading’;

Witherverb

(of a plant) become dry and shrivelled

‘the grass had withered to an unappealing brown’;

Witherverb

(of a part of the body) become shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease

‘the flesh had withered away’;

Witherverb

fall into decay or decline

‘it is not true that old myths either die or wither away’;

Witherverb

cause to decline or deteriorate; weaken

‘a business that can wither the hardiest ego’;

Witherverb

(of the state in Marxist theory) cease to exist because no longer necessary after the dictatorship of the proletariat has implemented the necessary changes in society

‘the state in socialist societies has failed to wither away’;

Witherverb

humiliate (someone) with a scornful look or manner

‘she withered him with a glance’;