'Etiolate' definitions:
Definition of 'etiolate'
From: WordNet
adjective
(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" [syn: etiolate, etiolated, blanched]
verb
Make weak by stunting the growth or development of
verb
Bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
verb
Make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"
Definition of 'Etiolate'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Etiolate'
From: GCIDE
- Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\, v. t.
- 1. To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light. Etiolate
Definition of 'Etiolate'
From: GCIDE
- Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\, Etiolated \E"ti*o*la`ted\, a. Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions. [1913 Webster]