etiolate
eti·o·late
etiolate · etiolates · etiolated · etiolating
этиолировать, обесцвечивать растения, бледнеть, становиться бледным
etiolieren, vergeilen
To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plantTo make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant.
/ˈiːti.əleɪt/
Meaning
3 sensesTo make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant.
etiolieren, vergeilen
этиолироватьetiolirovatʹ, обесцвечивать расте́нияobescvečivatʹ rasténija
make pale or sickly
To make pale and sickly-looking.
бледне́тьblednétʹ, станови́ться бледнымstanovítʹsja blednym
(intransitive)To become pale or blanched.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
to make pale through lack of light:
to make a person pale and sickly-looking:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make pale through lack of light:
Origin
French étioler, from Norman French étieuler, ultimately from Old French estuble (“stubble”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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Forms
etiolates, etiolating, etiolated, etiolatedWord family
3 related wordsDerivedetiolin
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle