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to daguerreotype

9.9

To make a photograph on a shiny metal plate using chemicals to fix the image

verb
/dəˈɡɛrəˌtaɪp/

Archaic

: daguerrotipar

She learned how to daguerreotype portraits during her studies in historical photography.

Examples

Many families had their first family photo daguerreotyped by a traveling photographer.
She has daguerreotyped many famous portraits in her career.
In the 1800s, artists would daguerreotype city scenes to capture daily life.
The artist decided to daguerreotype the beautiful landscape.
In the 1800s, artists would daguerreotype city scenes to capture daily life.
She learned how to daguerreotype portraits during her studies in historical photography.
The artist decided to daguerreotype the beautiful landscape.

Synonyms

to tintype

vsto daguerreotype

Archaic

9.9

To make a photo directly on a thin metal plate using an old wet chemical method

uses a silvered plate and a different early photographic chemical process

How Complex

to daguerreotype

Archaic

9.9

to photograph

202 2.1

to snap

Informal

47 2.8

Surface Forms

daguerreotype infinitive

daguerreotyped past

daguerreotyped past participle

daguerreotyping present participle

daguerreotypes third person singular

Etymology

Daguerreotype as a verb comes from the name of the French inventor Daguerre and the ending -type, which means 'kind' or 'form', like the common word type. So to daguerreotype is to make that kind of photograph using Daguerre's method.