eti·o·late /ˈitiəˌlet/
 (vt.)使變青白,使變蒼白(vi.)變蒼白


 eti·o·late /ˈɪtɪəˌlet/ 及物動詞
 黃化,褪色,變白,萎黃


 E·ti·o·late v. i. [imp. & p. p. Etiolated p. pr. & vb. n. Etiolating.]
 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.


 E·ti·o·late, v. t.
 1. To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays.
 2. Med. To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.

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 E·ti·o·late E·ti·o·la·ted, a. Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions.

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 etiolate
      adj : (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by
            being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" [syn: etiolated,
             blanched]
      v 1: make weak by stunting the growth or development of
      2: bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant)
         by excluding sunlight
      3: make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"