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Definition of etiolate

make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"
bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
make weak by stunting the growth or development of
(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery"

Similar Words: etiolated, blanched

Derivational Morphology: etiolation

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