Do you speak a little French when you say 'etiolated'?

'Etiolated' is a word borrowed from French 'étioler'. The word entered the English language some time around 1791.

etiolated [verb] [1791]

• to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
• to make pale
• to deprive of natural vigor
• make feeble

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Etymology: French 'étioler'

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