etiolate

== English == === Etymology === French étioler, from Norman French étieuler, ultimately from Old French estuble (“stubble”), from Latin stupla, from stipula (“straw, stubble”) (English stubble). === Pronunciation === enPR: ēʹtē-ə-lāt', IPA(key): /ˈiːti.əleɪt/ Hyphenation: eti‧o‧late === Verb === etiolate (third-person singular simple present etiolates, present participle etiolating, simple past and past participle etiolated) To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant. To make pale and sickly-looking. (intransitive) To become pale or blanched. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== stubble ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === etiolate (comparative more etiolate, superlative most etiolate) etiolated