ETIOLATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • make pale or sickly
    Usage Example(s)
    • alcohol etiolates your skin
    Hypernyms(s) etiolate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
    Hypernyms(s) etiolate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • make weak by stunting the growth or development of
    Hypernyms(s) etiolate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

ETIOLATE as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • etiolated celery
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