etiolate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb make weak by stunting the growth or development of
  2. verb bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
  3. verb make pale or sickly

Etymology

French étioler, from Norman French étieuler, ultimately from Old French estuble (“stubble”), from Latin stupla, from stipula (“straw, stubble”) (English stubble).

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