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etiolate
EE-tee-uh-layt
verb
to make weak; to create a pale or sickly appearance; to deprive of light
1891George du MaurierPeter IbbetsonAnd is there, perchance, some sixth sense embedded somewhere in the thickness of the flesh—some survival of the past, of the race, of our own childhood even, etiolated by disuse?1982Brian AldissHelliconia SpringThe chill, the etiolated morning in which rain threatened, the sense of adventure, served to make her feel disembodied.1995Gregory MaguireWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the WestShe sat down, looking a bit etiolated…

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