Etiolate /(?)/

E·ti·o·late

Etiolate

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Etiolated

  1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.
  2. To become pale through disease or absence of light. (Med.)

Etiolate

v. t.
  1. To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays.
  2. To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light. (Med.)

Etiolate

a.
  1. Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions.