etiolate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

etiolate
    adj 1: (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by
           being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" [syn:
           {etiolate}, {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"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

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

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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