3 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: etiolated adj : (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" [syn: {etiolate}, {blanched}]
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