etiolate

English Thesaurus

1. make pale or sickly (verb.body)

hypernym	:	alter, change, modify, alter, change, modify,
definition	:	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

2. bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight (verb.change)

domain category	:	flora, plant, plant life,
definition	:	(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun.tops)

3. make weak by stunting the growth or development of (verb.change)

hypernym	:	weaken,
definition	:	lessen the strength of (verb.change)

4. (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light (adj.all)

similar	:	colorless, colourless,
definition	:	weak in color; not colorful (adj.all)

domain category	:	flora, plant, plant life,
definition	:	(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun.tops)

5. make pale or sickly (verb.body)

derivation	:	etiolation,
definition	:	a pale and sickly appearance (noun.attribute)

6. bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight (verb.change)

derivation	:	etiolation,
definition	:	(botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight (noun.act)

7. make weak by stunting the growth or development of (verb.change)

derivation	:	etiolation,
definition	:	the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something (noun.act)

8. make pale or sickly (verb.body)

derivation	:	etiolation,
definition	:	a pale and sickly appearance (noun.attribute)

9. bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight (verb.change)

derivation	:	etiolation,
definition	:	(botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight (noun.act)

10. make weak by stunting the growth or development of (verb.change)

derivation	:	etiolation,
definition	:	the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something (noun.act)