| NOUN | state | wilt, wilt disease | any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | wilt, wilting | causing to become limp or drooping | |
| VERB | change | wilt | lose strength |
| change | wilt, droop | become limp |
| Sounds | wih'lt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | built ... Vanderbilt: 14 rhymes with ihlt... | |
| Meaning | Any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | wilt disease | |
| Narrower | fusarium wilt | wilt caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium |
| granville wilt | A bacterial wilt of tobacco plants | |
| verticilliosis | wilt caused by fungi of the genus Verticillium | |
| Broader | plant disease | A disease that affects plants |
| Spanish | decaimiento | |
| Catalan | decaïment, decandiment | |
| Verbs | wilt | become limp |
| Meaning | Causing to become limp or drooping. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | wilting | |
| Broader | weakening | The act of reducing the strength of something |
| Spanish | decaimiento, marchitamiento | |
| Catalan | decaïment, decandiment, marciment, pansiment | |
| Meaning | Lose strength. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "My opponent was wilting" | |
| Broader | weaken | Become weaker |
| Spanish | decaer, desfallecer | |
| Catalan | decaure, defallir | |
| Meaning | Become limp. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The flowers wilted" | |
| Synonym | droop | |
| Broader | decay, crumble, dilapidate | fall into decay or ruin |
| Spanish | agostarse, marchitarse | |
| Catalan | emmusteir-se, marcir-se, pansir-se, salsir-se | |
| Adjectives | wilted | (of plants) limp due to heat, loss of water, or disease |
| Nouns | wilt | any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling |
| wilting | causing to become limp or drooping | |
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