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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.

{ } a. Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]