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wilder

USWYL-dur/ˈwaɪldɚ/UKWYL-duh/ˈwaɪldə(ɹ)/
As a verbWIL-dur

Verbwilders, wildering, wildered

2 meanings of wilder

Practice

  1. 1
    adjective
    Comparative of wild. Use this to say something is more wild than another thing.

    The forest gets wilder the deeper you go.

    Her second idea was even wilder than the first.

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  2. 2
    verbtransitive
    To confuse someone so much that they no longer know what to do.

    Like getting lost in a huge building with no signs to follow.

    The twisting maze can wilder anyone who steps inside.

    All these new rules wilder the younger students.

    Similarconfuse, perplex, disorient, baffle

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wilder is a form of wild

wild, adjective: Living and growing in nature, not kept or raised by people. Full entry

Forms
wildwilder comparativewildest superlative
Spelling
wild → wilder: add -er

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Origins

Meaning 1

From the word "wild".

Meaning 2

From "wild", probably suggested by "wilderness".