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- Dictionaryetiolate/ˈiːtɪə(ʊ)leɪt/
verb
- 1. make (a plant) pale through lack of light: "the seedling had been etiolated by having been grown in darkness"
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Etiolate means to bleach and alter the natural development of a green plant by excluding sunlight, or to make pale or feeble. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and word history of etiolate from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Etiolate means to make a plant or a person pale or weak by depriving them of light or nutrition. Learn the word history, usage and examples of etiolate from Dictionary.com.
To etiolate is to make something, especially a plant, become pale and weak. A lack of sunshine in your back yard might etiolate the roses you planted there.
Etiolate means to make something pale and weak, especially a plant, by depriving it of sunlight. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples of etiolate.
adjective. biology specialized uk / ˈiː.ti.ə.leɪ.tɪd / us / ˈiː.t̬i.ə.leɪ.t̬ɪd / Add to word list. especially of plants, pale and weak. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plant pathology. anthracnose. antifungal. apple scab. ash dieback. auxin. canker. downy mildew. dry rot. Dutch elm disease. excrescence. fungicidal. fungicide.
Jun 2, 2024 · Etiolate means to make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant, or to make pale and sickly-looking. It comes from French étioler, from Latin stupla (“stubble”).
Etiolate means to cause or make something pale, weak, or without chlorophyll by lack of light. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of this word in botany and other contexts.
