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- pronunciation:
- i
ti
leIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
etiolates, etiolating, etiolated |
| definition 1: |
to weaken, esp. through deprivation of normal development.
The child's limbs were etiolated from malnutrition. |
| definition 2: |
to keep (a plant or the like) a light color by preventing exposure to sunlight; blanch; bleach.
- similar words:
- blanch
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| related words: |
bleach, lighten |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to whiten or lose color, as a plant lacking sunlight.
- similar words:
- blanch
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| related words: |
bleach, fade, lighten |
| derivation: |
etiolation (n.) |
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