etiolate

etiolate

verb

Definition of ETIOLATE

to diminish the physical strength of <the long, stressful days and sleepless nights gradually etiolated him>

Synonyms debilitate, devitalize, enervate, enfeeble, etiolate, prostrate, sap, soften, tire, waste

Related Words cripple, disable, hamstring, incapacitate; deplete, depress, exhaust, impoverish, unman, wash out; damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, invalid, lay up; break down, grind (down), wear down, wear out; paralyze

Near Antonyms energize, invigorate, recruit, rejuvenate, vitalize; harden, season, toughen

Antonyms beef (up), fortify, strengthen