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Etiolate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Etiolate has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

make weak by stunting the growth or development of

2

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

3

make pale or sickly

"alcohol etiolates your skin"

4

To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant.

Adjective
1

(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light

"etiolated celery"

2

etiolated

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Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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