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(verb) make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin" |
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(verb) bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(verb) make weak by stunting the growth or development of |
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Related Words: weaken |
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(satellite adjective) (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" |
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Synonyms: blanched, etiolated |
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