Etiolate Definition & Meaning
etiolate
- adjective
- (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery"
- verb
- make weak by stunting the growth or development of
- bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
- make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"
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- What does etiolate mean?
- (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" make weak by stunting the growth or development of bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"
- What part of speech is etiolate?
- Etiolate is an adjective and a verb.
- How many definitions does etiolate have?
- Etiolate has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, verb).