Etiolating

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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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