Etiolate has 4 synonyms. The top synonyms for etiolate are colourless, etiolated, colorless, blanched. Browse the full list below.
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What is a synonym for etiolate?
A common synonym for etiolate is colourless. Other synonyms include etiolated, colorless, blanched.
How many synonyms does etiolate have?
Etiolate has 4 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.
What does etiolate mean?
(v): to make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant; to make a person pale and sickly-looking Example: "1980: She was a very lovely woman in her late thirties, in a silk dress of screaming
Definition of etiolate:
(v) :
to make
pale through lack of light, especially of a
plant; to make a person
pale and sickly-looking
"1980: She was a very lovely woman in her late thirties, in a silk dress of screaming scarlet that would have etiolated a white woman to bled veal. -- Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers"
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Definition of etiolate:
(v) :
to make
pale through lack of light, especially of a
plant; to make a person
pale and sickly-looking
"1980: She was a very lovely woman in her late thirties, in a silk dress of screaming scarlet that would have etiolated a white woman to bled veal. -- Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers"