Etiolate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make weak by stunting the growth or development of

bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːɾɪəlˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈiːtɪəlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈiːtɪəlˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈiːɾɪəlˌeɪt/.

Examples

alcohol etiolates your skin
etiolated celery

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blanched etiolated

Parts of Speech

verb	make weak by stunting the growth or development of
verb	bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
verb	make pale or sickly “alcohol etiolates your skin”
adjective	(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light “etiolated celery”

Word Forms

etiolation

noun

the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

etiolat

schwach machen, indem man das Wachstum oder die Entwicklung hemmt

🇫🇷French

étioler

rendre faible en retardant la croissance ou le développement de

🇪🇸Spanish

descolorar

debilitar al impedir el crecimiento o desarrollo de

🇮🇹Italian

eziolato

rendere debole arrestando la crescita o lo sviluppo di

🇳🇱Dutch

geëtiolaat

zwak maken door de groei of ontwikkeling van te belemmeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

estiolado

enfraquecer ao retardar o crescimento ou o desenvolvimento de

🇷🇺Russian

этиолировать

ослабить, задерживая рост или развитие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उन्मूलन

की वृद्धि या विकास को अवरुद्ध करके कमजोर बनाना

🇮🇳Tamil

எட்டியோலேட்

வளர்ச்சி அல்லது வளர்ச்சியை தடை செய்வதன் மூலம் பலவீனமாக்குங்கள்

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಟಿಯೋಲೇಟ್

ನ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ಕುಂಠಿತಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എറ്റിയോലേറ്റ്

വളർച്ചയോ വികാസമോ മുരടിപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ദുർബലമാക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

黄化

通过阻碍生长或发展而变得虚弱

🇯🇵Japanese

黄化する

～の成長や発達を阻害することによって弱体化させる

🇰🇷Korean

퇴화하다

성장이나 발달을 방해하여 약하게 만든다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm rụng lá

làm yếu đi bằng cách kìm hãm sự tăng trưởng hoặc phát triển của

🇹🇭Thai

น่ารังเกียจ

ทำให้อ่อนแอโดยการยับยั้งการเติบโตหรือการพัฒนาของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuat pucat

membuat lemah dengan menghambat pertumbuhan atau perkembangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بيض

جعلها ضعيفة من خلال إعاقة نموها أو تطورها

🇮🇷Persian

شهود کردن

با توقف رشد یا نمو ضعیف شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

etiolat

büyümesini veya gelişmesini engelleyerek zayıflatmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לתקוע

להפוך לחלש על ידי עיכוב הצמיחה או ההתפתחות של

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