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| blight [ blīt ] |
noun (plural blights) |
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1. destructive force: something that spoils or damages things severely
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2. ruined state: a severely spoiled or ruined state, especially of an urban area
  urban blight
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3. plant disease: a plant disease, caused by bacteria, fungi, or viruses, in which symptoms range from brownish blotches on the foliage to withering of the entire plant without rotting
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4. U.K. agriculture
Same as potato blight
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transitive verb (past and past participle blight·ed, present participle blight·ing, 3rd person present singular blights) |
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1. ruin something: to spoil or damage something severely
a football career blighted by injury
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2. plants botany affect plant with blight: to cause a plant to wither without rotting
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| [Mid-16th century. Origin ?] |
