sun, insolate, solarize, solarise
(verb) expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; “insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble”; “These herbs suffer when sunned”
solarize, solarise
(verb) overexpose to sunlight; “be careful not to solarize the photographic film”
solarize, solarise
(verb) become overexposed; “The film solarized”
solarize, solarise
(verb) reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
solarize (third-person singular simple present solarizes, present participle solarizing, simple past and past participle solarized)
(transitive) To subject to solarization.
(transitive, dated, photography) To overexpose.
(intransitive, dated, photography) To become overexposed.
(horticulture) To treat soil by covering with plastic and exposing to sunlight.
To convert to using solar energy.
• oralizes
Source: Wiktionary
So"lar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solarized; p. pr. & vb. n. Solarizing.] (Photog.)
Definition: To injure by too long exposure to the light of the sun in the camera; to burn.
So"lar*ize, v. i. (Photog.)
Definition: To become injured by undue or too long exposure to the sun's rays in the camera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 June 2025
(noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
