Meaning of ETIOLATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'eeteeu`leyt
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- [adj] (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery"
- [v] bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
- [v] make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"
- [v] make weak by stunting the growth or development of
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| | Synonyms: | | blanched, colorless, colourless, etiolated |
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| | See Also: | | alter, change, weaken | |
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\E"ti*o*late\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Etiolated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Etiolating}.] [F. ['e]tioler to blanch.]
1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by
excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.
2. (Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light.
\E"ti*o*late\, v. t.
1. To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's
rays.
2. (Med.) To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of
light.
\E"ti*o*late\, Etiolated \E"ti*o*la`ted\, a.
Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting
desert regions.
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