Definition
To make something pale or sickly-looking, usually describing plants that turn pale and weak when grown without sunlight.
Etymology
From French étioler (to blanch), possibly from Old French étiole. Originally described what happens when plants are deprived of light.
Kelly Says
Etiolate comes straight from gardening—if you've seen a houseplant that's pale, stretched out, and droopy from being in a corner, that's etiolation in action, and it's what botanists call the plant's desperate attempt to find light.
Translations
ARالعربية
بهُوَى
bi-hu-wi
BNবাংলা
সাদা হওয়া
sa-da ho-wa
CSČeština
blednout
ble-d-nout
DEDeutsch
bleichen
blay-khən
ESEspañol
amarillear
ah-mah-ree-y-ar
FRFrançais
blanchir
blã-shīr
HIहिन्दी
पीला होना
pee-la ho-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
pucat
poo-kat
ITItaliano
sbiadire
sbia-dee-reh
KO한국어
탈색되다
tal-saek-doe-da
MSBahasa Melayu
pucat
poo-kat
NLNederlands
bleken
blek-ən
PLPolski
bladość
blah-dość
PTPortuguês
amarelar
ah-mah-re-lar
RORomână
palide
pa-lee-deh
RUРусский
побледнеть
poblyednet'
SWKiswahili
kucha
koo-cha
TRTürkçe
solgunlaşmak
sol-gun-laş-mak
UKУкраїнська
бліднути
blyd-nut-ty
VITiếng Việt
xanh nhạt
zanh-nhat