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- Dictionaryetiolated/ˈiːtɪə(ʊ)leɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light: "etiolated leaf segments"
- 2. having lost vigour or substance; feeble: "a tone of etiolated nostalgia"
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adjective. biology specialized uk / ˈiː.ti.ə.leɪ.tɪd / us / ˈiː.t̬i.ə.leɪ.t̬ɪd / Add to word list. especially of plants, pale and weak. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plant pathology. anthracnose. antifungal. apple scab. ash dieback. auxin. canker. downy mildew. dry rot. Dutch elm disease. excrescence. fungicidal. fungicide.
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. etiolation. ˌē-tē-ə-ˈlā-shən. noun. Did you know?
ETIOLATED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of etiolated in English. etiolated. adjective. biology specialized us / ˈiː.t̬i.ə.leɪ.t̬ɪd / uk / ˈiː.ti.ə.leɪ.tɪd / Add to word list. especially of plants, pale and weak. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plant pathology. anthracnose. antifungal. apple scab. ash dieback
To etiolate is to make something, especially a plant, become pale and weak. A lack of sunshine in your back yard might etiolate the roses you planted there.
adjective. 1. botany. whitened through lack of sunlight. etoliated leaves. 2. literary. weakened; no longer at full strength. Her voice was thinner than I recalled, etoliated, drained of energy. 3. literary. having a pale or sickly appearance. a pallid, etoliated youth. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Etiolate definition: to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light. See examples of ETIOLATE used in a sentence.
Definition of etiolated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light. 2. to drain of color or vigor. v.i. 3. (of plants) to whiten or grow pale through lack of light. [1785–95; < French étioler to make pale]
Definitions of 'etiolate' 1. to cause to be pale and unhealthy. [...] 2. to deprive of strength; weaken. [...] 3. Botany. to blanch or bleach by depriving of sunlight. [...] More. Conjugations of 'etiolate' present simple: I etiolate, you etiolate [...] past simple: I etiolated, you etiolated [...] past participle: etiolated. More.
1. to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light. to etiolate celery. 2. to cause to become weakened or sickly; drain of color or vigor. intransitive verb. 3. (of plants) to whiten or grow pale through lack of light. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
