Definition: etiolate

etiolate, v.tr.

1. Botany. To cause (a plant) to develop without chlorophyll by preventing exposure to sunlight.
2. 1. To cause to appear pale and sickly: a face that was etiolated from years in prison.
   2. To make weak by stunting the growth or development of.

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• November 9, 2009 at 20:59
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