etiolate

Verb

1. To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant.
2. To make pale and sickly-looking.
3. (intransitive) To become pale or blanched.

Adj

etiolated

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈiːti.əleɪt/

Etymology

French étioler, from Norman French étieuler, ultimately from Old French estuble (“stubble”), from Latin stupla, from stipula (“straw, stubble”) (English stubble).

Synonyms

etiolated

blanched

blonde

decolorize

fade

fair

pale

sallow

whitish

light-haired

blanch

pale-colored

blond

Translations

étioler

etiolieren

decolorat

etiolat

vergeilen

etioleren

decolorar

جعله شاحِباً

descolorar

etiolar-se