Thesaurus: etiolate

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1. v. i. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.
2. v. i. To become pale through disease or absence of light.
3. v. t. To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays.
4. v. t. To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.
5. a. Alt. of Etiolated
6. adj. (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
7. v. make weak by stunting the growth or development of
8. v. bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
9. v. make pale or sickly
10. 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. 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. Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions.
11. v. make weak by stunting the growth or development of v. bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight v. make pale or sickly