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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. (Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Etiolate \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\, Etiolated \E"ti*o*la`ted\, a. Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions. From WordNet r 1.6 [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"
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