ETIOLATE


Meaning of ETIOLATE in English

v.tr.

1. make (a plant) pale by excluding light.

2 give a sickly hue to (a person).

Derivatives:

etiolation n.

Etymology: F {eacute}tioler f. Norman F {eacute}tieuler make into haulm f. {eacute}teule ult. f. L stipula straw

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.