etiolated

Describes a plant or person that has become pale and weak due to lack of light or nourishment.

• 🇪🇸Describe una planta o una persona que se ha vuelto pálida y débil por falta de luz o nutrición; también se usa para algo que ha perdido vigor o color, quedando apagado o marchito.

1. Botanical: Light deprivation C1 formal

   Blanched or pale due to lack of sunlight, specifically describing plants that have grown without sufficient light, resulting in pale stems and small leaves.

   • The seedlings were etiolated after being stored in a dark cellar.
   • Etiolated plants often become weak and leggy.
   • Gardeners avoid etiolation by ensuring adequate light exposure.

   🇪🇸Etiolado (por falta de luz)

   Sinónimos: blanchedcolorlessfadedpalewhitened

2. Figurative: Pale or weak C2 formal

   Describing a person or thing that appears pale, feeble, or lacking in vitality.

   • He had an etiolated complexion from staying indoors all winter.
   • The novel's etiolated prose failed to engage readers.
   • The regime's etiolated ideology crumbled under scrutiny.

   🇪🇸Etiolado (figurado)

   Sinónimos: ashenfeeblelanguidpalepallidpastysallowsicklywanweak

   Antónimos: floridrobustruddystrongvigorousvital

• more etiolated comparative form
• most etiolated superlative form

To cause (a plant) to become pale and weak due to lack of light; to make pale or feeble, especially through confinement or deprivation.

• 🇪🇸Hacer que una planta se vuelva pálida y débil por falta de luz; volver pálido o débil, especialmente por aislamiento o privación.

1. Bleach a plant by excluding light C2 formal scientific

   To cause a green plant to become pale and weak by depriving it of sunlight, altering its natural development.

   • The gardener accidentally etiolated the seedlings by keeping them in a dark shed.
   • Plants grown in complete darkness become etiolated, with long, pale stems.
   • To study etiolation, scientists etiolate certain plants and compare them to normal ones.

   🇪🇸Etiolar

   Sinónimos: blanchbleachwhiten

2. Make weak or stunted C2 formal

   To weaken or stunt the growth or development of something, often by depriving it of necessary conditions.

   • Prolonged isolation can etiolate a person's social skills.
   • The harsh environment etiolated the community's economic growth.
   • A lack of intellectual challenge can etiolate a student's curiosity.

   🇪🇸Debilitar o atrofiar

   Sinónimos: debilitatedrainenervateenfeebleexhaustinhibitsapstuntweaken

   Antónimos: fortifyhardeninvigoratestrengthen

3. Make pale or sickly C2 formal

   To cause something to become pale, wan, or unhealthy in appearance.

   • The long illness etiolated her complexion, leaving her looking pale.
   • The dim lighting in the room etiolated the vibrant colors of the painting.
   • His face was etiolated from months spent indoors without sunlight.

   🇪🇸Palidecer o enfermizar

   Sinónimos: blanchbleachfadepalewash outwhiten

   Antónimos: blushcolorflushreddentinge

• etiolated past participle
• etiolated past simple
• etiolating present participle
• etiolates third person singular