etiolate

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I - verb

1. make weak by stunting the growth or development of
• Derivationally related forms:
etiolation
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
• Derivationally related forms:
etiolation
• Topics:
plant, flora, plant life
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. make pale or sickly
- alcohol etiolates your skin
• Derivationally related forms:
etiolation
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

II - adjective

(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
- etiolated celery
• Syn:
etiolated, blanched
• Similar to:
colorless, colourless
• Topics:
plant, flora, plant life

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  etiolated, blanched