insolate

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verb

To dry in, or expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure.

Similar
sunsolarizesolarise
OriginLatin insōlātus →
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Meanings

verbinsolate (third-person singular simple present insolates, present participle insolating, simple past and past participle insolated)

present singular third person insolates · participle present insolating · participle past insolated · past insolated

  1. transitiveTo dry in, or expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbexpose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun

Similar
sunsolarizesolarise
Broader
expose
Also see
solarizesun

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latininsōlātus
  2. Englishinsolate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin insōlātus, perfect passive participle of insōlō (“to expose to the sun”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + sōl (“the sun”) + -ō.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tonalise
Cite this entry
APA

insolate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insolate

MLA

“insolate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insolate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insolate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insolate.

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