Definition of etiolate

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  • etiolate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • etiolate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • etiolate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of etiolate

  • (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light (adjective)

    Examples

    1. etiolated celery

    Synonyms

    1. blanched
    2. etiolated
  • bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight (verb)
  • make pale or sickly (verb)

    Examples

    1. alcohol etiolates your skin
  • make weak by stunting the growth or development of (verb)

See definition of etiolate in Merriam Webster