Blight (Verb)
Meaning
Cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Examples
- Excessive salt in the soil can blight the crops and render the land unusable for years.
- The severe drought will likely blight the local farmers' chances of a successful harvest.
- Prolonged periods of frost may blight the sensitive flowers and plants in the greenhouse.
- Fungal infections can quickly blight an entire orchard if left untreated.
- Pollution from the nearby factory has begun to blight the ecosystem of the nearby lake.