etiolate

Verb · Adjective

WordNet 3.0

make weak by stunting the growth or development of
bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
make pale or sickly“alcohol etiolates your skin”

(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light“etiolated celery”Synonyms: etiolated blanched

Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\, Etiolated \E"ti*o*la`ted\, a. Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions. [1913 Webster]

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]

Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\, v. t.

1.To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays. [1913 Webster]

2.(Med.) To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light. Etiolate