Wilt vs Perish - What's the difference?
wilt | perish |
To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
To fatigue; to lose strength.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 27
, author=Alistair Magowan
, title=Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City
, work=BBC Sport
To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).
To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.
The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.
Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.
* Bible, Psalms
To pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.
To die; to cease to live.
* 1719 ,
(obsolete) To cause to perish.
In lang=en terms the difference between wilt and perish
is that wilt is to cause to fatigue; to exhaust while perish is to die; to cease to live.As verbs the difference between wilt and perish
is that wilt is to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower) or wilt can be while perish is to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.As a noun wilt
is the act of wilting or the state of being wilted.wilt
English
Etymology 1
Recorded since 1691, probably an alteration of welk, itself from (etyl) welken, presumed from (etyl) (preserved in modern inchoative verwelken) or (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)citation, passage=Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.}}
Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
Verb
(head)- If thou triest my heart, if thou visitest me by night, if thou testest me, thou wilt find no wickedness in me.
perish
English
Verb
(es)- ...the ship struck upon a sand, and ... the sea broke over her in such a manner that we expected we should all have perished immediately; and we were immediately driven into our close quarters, to shelter us from the very foam and spray of the sea.
- (Francis Bacon)