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insolate

American  
[in-soh-leyt] / ˈɪn soʊˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

insolated, insolating
  1. to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.


insolate British  
/ ˈɪnsəʊˌleɪt /

verb

  1. (tr) to expose to sunlight, as for bleaching

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of insolate

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin insōlātus, past participle of insōlāre “to place in the sun”; see in- 2, soli- 2, -ate 1

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Love Is Blind takes singles and drops them into insolated pods for rounds of speed-dating until they start proposing to each other.

From Slate Mar. 6, 2020

As Harvey approached Texas, George and volunteers scoured the beach and collected about 280 eggs that waited out the storm indoors, inside insolated containers.

From Seattle Times Sep. 30, 2017

By treating the insolated paper with these solutions, the image is destroyed, and the paper can be used again.

From Photographic Reproduction Processes by Duchochois, Peter C.

The abbot's house is a large stone building, occupied by several families, and near it is a singular chapel, or oratory, being a long arched edifice, with a insolated stone altar near the east end.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell

They have chosen to remain isolated and insolated; keeping their history, their wisdom, and their deeds to themselves.

From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 by Clark, Lewis Gaylord

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