etiolate
eti·o·late/ˈiːti.əleɪt/verb, adjective
etiolate is a verb meaning “To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled E-T-I-O-L-A-T-E and has 3 syllables (eti·o·late).
What does etiolate mean?
verb
- 1
To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant.
- 2
To make pale and sickly-looking.
- 3
To become pale or blanched.
adjective
- 1
etiolated
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce etiolate?
- /ˈiːti.əleɪt/
Etiolate has 3 syllables, split eti·o·late in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-etiolate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of etiolate
- etiolates present, singular, he/she/it
- etiolating participle, present
- etiolated participle, past
- more etiolate comparative
- most etiolate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Etiolate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to make pale through lack of light:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | etiolieren, vergeilen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does etiolate come from?
French étioler, from Norman French étieuler, ultimately from Old French estuble (“stubble”), from Latin stupla, from stipula (“straw, stubble”) (English stubble).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).