Etiolate /(?)/
E·ti·o·late
Etiolate
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Etiolated
- To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.
- To become pale through disease or absence of light. (Med.)
Etiolate
v. t.
- To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays.
- To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light. (Med.)
Etiolate
a.
- Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions.