Etiolate

Definition of Etiolate

E´ti`o`late

v. i.	1.	To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants. [imp. & p. p. Etiolated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Etiolating.]
	2.	(Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light.
v. t.	1.	To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays.
	2.	(Med.) To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.
a.	1.	Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions.

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