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etiolate definition

etio·late (ē′tē ə lāt′)

transitive verb etiolated -·lat′ed, etiolating -·lat′·ing

  1. to cause to be pale and unhealthy
  2. to deprive of strength; weaken
  3. Bot. to blanch or bleach by depriving of sunlight

Etymology: Fr étioler < dial. var. of éteule, stubble, straw < OFr estouble: see stubble

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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