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Definitions of etiolate:

  • verb:   make weak by stunting the growth or development of
  • verb:   make pale or sickly
    Example: "Alcohol etiolates your skin"
  • verb:   bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
  • adjective:   (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
    Example: "Etiolated celery"


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