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wilder

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Noun, Verb (usu participle)

HYPHEN

wil=der

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun wilder has 2 senses

wilder(n = noun.person) thornton niven wilder, thornton wilder - United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975); Array

is a kind of dramatist, playwright, author, writer

wilder(n = noun.person) billy wilder, samuel wilder - United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002); Array

is a kind of film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker

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CIDE DICTIONARY

wilder, v. t. [Akin to E. wild, Dan. forvilde to bewilder, Icel. villr bewildered, villa to bewilder; cf. AS. wildor a wild animal. See Wild, a., and cf. Wilderness.].

To bewilder; to perplex. [1913 Webster]

"Long lost and wildered in the maze of fate." [1913 Webster]

"Again the wildered fancy dreams
Of spouting fountains, frozen as they rose." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

wilder, v.tr. archaic 1 lead astray.
2 bewilder.

Etymology

perh. based on WILDERNESS

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