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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 |