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 E·ti·o·late v. i. [imp. & p. p. Etiolated p. pr. & vb. n. Etiolating.]
 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.

 E·ti·o·late E·ti·o·la·ted, a. Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions.
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 etiolated
      adj : (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by
            being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" [syn: etiolate,
             blanched]