Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Wilder /wīl'-dẽr/ · Wil·der · IPA /ˈwaɪldɚ/ 01 v. t. To bewilder; to perplex. imp. & p. p. Wildered; p. pr. & vb. n. Wildering 1. To bewilder; to perplex. “Long lost and wildered in the maze of fate.” — Pope. “Again the wildered fancy dreams Of spouting fountains, frozen as they rose.” — Bryant.