English to English
blight
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noun (n)
- a state or condition being blighted(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- Mildew; decay; anything nipping or blasting; -- applied as a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or atmospheric influences.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- cause to suffer a blight(verb.weather)Example:
Too much rain may blight the garden with mold.
source: wordnet30 - To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of.(verb)source: webster1913
- To be affected by blight; to blast; as, this vine never blights.(verb)source: webster1913
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