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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•ti•o•late (ē′tē ə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. - Botany, Plant Diseasesto cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:to etiolate celery.
- to cause to become weakened or sickly;
drain of color or vigor.
v.i. - Botany, Plant Diseases(of plants) to whiten or grow pale through lack of light.
- French étioler to make pale, etiolate (plants), probably derivative, based on north, northern French dialect, dialectal forms, of standard French éteule, Old French estoble, estuble stubble; see -ate1
- 1785–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: etiolate /ˈiːtɪəʊˌleɪt/ vb - to whiten (a green plant) through lack of sunlight
- to become or cause to become pale and weak, as from malnutrition
Etymology: 18th Century: from French étioler to make pale, probably from Old French estuble straw, from Latin stipulaˌetioˈlation n |