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etiolate

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈē-tē-ə-ˌlāt\
    • /ˈiː.tɪəʊ.leɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈē-tē-ə-ˌlāt\

Definitions of etiolate word

  • noun etiolate To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant. 1
  • verb etiolate to whiten (a green plant) through lack of sunlight 0
  • verb etiolate to become or cause to become pale and weak, as from malnutrition 0
  • verb transitive etiolate to cause to be pale and unhealthy 0
  • verb transitive etiolate to deprive of strength; weaken 0
  • verb transitive etiolate to blanch or bleach by depriving of sunlight 0
See all 9 definitions of etiolate

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Parts of speech for Etiolate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Etiolate

etiolate popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for etiolate

verb etiolate

  • weaken — to make weak or weaker.
  • blanch — If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale.
  • bleach — If you bleach something, you use a chemical to make it white or pale in colour.
  • diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
  • enervate — Cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.
All 11 Synonyms of etiolate

Antonyms for etiolate

verb etiolate

  • animate — Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
  • blacken — To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.
  • brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
  • darken — If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
  • invigorate — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
All 6 Antonyms of etiolate

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