E″ti‐o‐late (?). v. i. [imp. & p. p.Etiolated (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Etiolating.] [F. étioler 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.