Definitions for: Etiolate

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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

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

E"ti*o*late, Etiolated E"ti*o*la`ted, a.
Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting
desert regions.

Synonyms: blanched, colorless, colourless, etiolated

See Also: alter, change, weaken

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