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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)