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Etiolating

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.

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etiolating

vb. (present participle of etiolate English)