The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. Etiolated; p. pr. & vb. n. Etiolating.] [F. ['e]tioler to blanch.] 1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light. [1913 Webster]