| Verb | 1. | etiolate - make weak by stunting the growth or development ofweaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" | |
| 2. | etiolate - bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlightalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | |
| 3. | etiolate - make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | |
| Adj. | 1. | etiolate - (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" | |