verb
Meaning 1
To subject to solarization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
solarize
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verb
Meaning 2
To overexpose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, transitive
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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verb
Meaning 3
To become overexposed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, intransitive
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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verb
Meaning 4
To treat soil by covering with plastic and exposing to sunlight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
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verb
Meaning 5
To convert to using solar energy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 6
expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble
- These herbs suffer when sunned
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sun, insolate, solarise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expose
verb
Meaning 7
overexpose to sunlight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- be careful not to solarize the photographic film
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: solarise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: overexpose
verb
Meaning 8
become overexposed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The film solarized
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: solarise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change
verb
Meaning 9
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: solarise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: develop
History
Etymology
From solar + -ize.