adj ·alt. of etiolated.
2. etiolate ·vi to become pale through disease or absence of light.
3. etiolate ·vt to cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.
4. etiolate ·vi to become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.
5. etiolate ·vt to blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays.