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单词 etiolate
释义 eti·o·late
I. \ˈēd.ēəˌlāt\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: French étioler + English -ate (v. suffix)
1. : to bleach and alter or weaken the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
2. : to make pale and sickly
 < remembering how drink hardens the skin and how drugs etiolate it — Jean Stafford >
3. : to rob of natural vigor : prevent or inhibit the full physical, emotional, or mental growth of (as by sheltering or pampering)
 < the shade of Poets' walk, a green tunnel that has etiolated so many … poets — Cyril Connolly >
II. adjective
Etymology: French étioler + English -ate (adjective suffix)
: colorless, pale, etiolated
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