ETIOLATE

etiolate, etiolated, blanched

(adjective) (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; “etiolated celery”

etiolate

(verb) make pale or sickly; “alcohol etiolates your skin”

etiolate

(verb) bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight

etiolate

(verb) make weak by stunting the growth or development of

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

etiolate (third-person singular simple present etiolates, present participle etiolating, simple past and past participle etiolated)

To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant.

To make pale and sickly-looking.

(intransitive) To become pale or blanched.

Adjective

etiolate (comparative more etiolate, superlative most etiolate)

etiolated

Source: Wiktionary

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E"ti*o*late. v. i. [imp. & p. p. Etiolated; p. pr. & vb. n. Etiolating.] Etym: [F. étioler to blanch.]

1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.

2. (Med.)

Definition: To become pale through disease or absence of light.

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

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

2. (Med.)

Definition: To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.

E"ti*o*late, E"ti*o*la`ted, a.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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