etiolate

verbCommon GRE wordMore E words

to make pale and sickly by depriving of light or vigor

In a sentence

Etiolate in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing etiolate in a sentence.

Left in the dark closet, the seedlings began to etiolate into pale, spindly stalks.

Synonyms

blanchwhitenweaken

Antonyms

strengthendarkeninvigorate

Keep going

to gradually decline, recede, or diminish

overflowing enthusiasm and liveliness

the quality of overflowing, bubbling enthusiasm

overflowing with cheerful enthusiasm and high spirits

deviating from conventional or accepted behavior in odd ways

a level or rank within an organization, profession, or society

drawing from a wide and diverse range of sources or styles

to deprive of importance or overshadow by being superior

Common questions

Etiolate (verb) means to make pale and sickly by depriving of light or vigor

Here is etiolate used in an example sentence: "Left in the dark closet, the seedlings began to etiolate into pale, spindly stalks."

Common synonyms for etiolate include blanch, whiten, weaken.

Antonyms of etiolate include strengthen, darken, invigorate.

Etiolate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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