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etiolate.

To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈiːti.əleɪt/
  1. To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant.

  2. To make pale and sickly-looking.

  3. To become pale or blanched.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

French étioler, from Norman French étieuler, ultimately from Old French estuble (“stubble”), from Latin stupla, from stipula (“straw, stubble”) (English stubble).

adj/ˈiːti.əleɪt/
  1. etiolated

Where this word comes from

French étioler, from Norman French étieuler, ultimately from Old French estuble (“stubble”), from Latin stupla, from stipula (“straw, stubble”) (English stubble).

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