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Etiolate

see synonyms of etiolate

Verb

1. etiolate

make weak by stunting the growth or development of

2. etiolate

bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight

3. etiolate

make pale or sickly

Example Sentences:
'alcohol etiolates your skin'

Adjective

4. blanched, etiolate, etiolated

(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light

Example Sentences:
'etiolated celery'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Etiolate

see synonyms of etiolate
verb
1. botany
to whiten (a green plant) through lack of sunlight
2. 
to become or cause to become pale and weak, as from malnutrition

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Etiolate

see synonyms of etiolate
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈetioˌlated or ˈetioˌlating
1. 
to cause to be pale and unhealthy
2. 
to deprive of strength; weaken
3.  Botany
to blanch or bleach by depriving of sunlight

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Etiolate

see synonyms of etiolate
v. e·ti·o·lat·ed, e·ti·o·lat·ing, e·ti·o·lates
v.tr.
1. Botany To cause (a plant) to develop without chlorophyll by preventing exposure to sunlight.
2.
a. To cause to appear pale and sickly: a face that was etiolated from years in prison.
b. To make weak by stunting the growth or development of.
v.intr.
Botany
To become blanched or whitened, as when grown without sunlight.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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