ETIOLATE

etiolate. Etiolate, v.t. to blanch, bleach or whiten

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E″ti‐o‐late (?). v. i. [imp. & p. p. Etiolated (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Etiolating.] [[F. étioler to blanch.]] 1. 1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.
2. 2. (Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light.