ETIOLATE


Meaning of ETIOLATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈē-tē-ə-ˌlāt ]

transitive verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

Etymology: French étioler

Date: 1791

1. : to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight

2.

a. : to make pale

b. : to deprive of natural vigor : make feeble

• eti·o·la·tion ˌē-tē-ə-ˈlā-shən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.