etiolate
ADJECTIVEVERB
/itiə,leɪt/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
etiolate is a valid 8-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1T1I1O1L1A1T1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does etiolate mean?
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light.
“etiolated celery”
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VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight.
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2
Make pale or sickly.
“alcohol etiolates your skin”
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3
Make weak by stunting the growth or development of.
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