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Insolate

Insolate \In"so*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insolated; p. pr. & vb. n. Insolating.] [L. insolatus, p. p. of insolare to expose to the sun; pref. in- in + sol the sun.] To dry in, or to expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure.
--Johnson.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
insolate

"to expose to the rays of the sun," 1620s, from Latin insolatus, past participle of insolare, from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + sol "sun" (see Sol). Related: Insolated; insolation.

Wiktionary
insolate

vb. (context transitive English) To dry in, or expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure.

WordNet
insolate

v. 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" [syn: sun, solarize, solarise]

Usage examples of "insolate".

As the elevator began to drone back down through the swingaway service tower, Nash turned and gently pushed through the translucent flap of the heavy plastic membrane which insolated the whiteroom.

When we began developing the facility, we looked for an insolated location.