| VERB | change | etiolate | make weak by stunting the growth or development of |
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| change | etiolate | bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight | |
| body | etiolate | make pale or sickly | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | etiolate, etiolated, blanched | (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light |
| Meaning | (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light. | |
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| Example | "etiolated celery" | |
| Synonyms | etiolated, blanched | |
| Category | plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
| Broader | colorless, colourless | Weak in color |
| Spanish | decolorado, etiolado | |
| Catalan | decolorat, etiolat | |
| Meaning | make weak by stunting the growth or development of. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | weaken | lessen the strength of |
| Nouns | etiolation | the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something |
| Meaning | bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Category | plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Catalan | etiolar-se | |
| Nouns | etiolation | (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight |
| Meaning | make pale or sickly. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "alcohol etiolates your skin" | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | decolorar, descolorar | |
| Nouns | etiolation | a pale and sickly appearance |
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