Etiolate

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. (Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\, v. t.
     1. To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's
        rays.
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     2. (Med.) To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of
        light. Etiolate

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\, Etiolated \E"ti*o*la`ted\, a.
     Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting
     desert regions.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  etiolate
       adj : (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by
             being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" [syn: {etiolated},
              {blanched}]
       v 1: make weak by stunting the growth or development of
       2: bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant)
          by excluding sunlight
       3: make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"