etiolate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant.
  2. To make pale and sickly-looking.
  3. To become pale or blanched.
adj
  1. etiolated

Pronunciation

ēʹtē-ə-lāt' /ˈiːti.əleɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-etiolate.wav

Word forms

etiolate etiolates etiolating etiolated more etiolate most etiolate

Etymology

French étioler, from Norman French étieuler, ultimately from Old French estuble (“stubble”), from Latin stupla, from stipula (“straw, stubble”) (English stubble).

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