Wilt, v. t. 1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant.
2. Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of.
Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility. Dr. T. Dwight.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.