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to insolate

to insolate

9.9
To put something in the sun so sunlight reaches it
  • verb
  • /ˈɪn.sə.leɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : exponer al sol
  • Old manuscripts were ruined because they were insolated on a windowsill for years.

Examples

  • The laboratory technician will insolate the cultures for several hours to study their reaction to sunlight.

  • Doctors sometimes insolate certain medical instruments to reduce bacteria through sunlight exposure.

  • Don't insolate!

  • The scientists decided to insolate the samples in the sun.

  • To study the effects of UV light, the researchers will insolate the plant samples under direct sunlight for a week.

  • After being insolated for too long, the artwork faded and lost its vibrant colors.

  • Gardeners often insolate seedlings by placing them in sunny spots to encourage growth.

Synonyms

to sun
vsto insolate
8 1.4

To sit or lie outside in strong light to get warm

exposes without the specific sense of warming or tanning
to solarize
vsto insolate
6.5

To leave an object in sunlight so it changes color or becomes weaker

has identical meaning but is a different form

Antonyms

to shade
26 1.0

To block strong light by making a shadow or using a cover

How Exposed

to sunbathe
6 2.9
to insolate
  • Specialized
9.9
to shade
26 1.0

Surface Forms

insolate infinitive
insolated past
insolated past participle
insolating present participle
insolates third person singular

Morphology

insolate = insolation (semi-transparent) = in + sol + ate

The verb is clearly related to 'insolation' (exposure to the sun), but it relies on the less familiar combining form 'sol', so learners may not immediately infer the formation.

Etymology

Insolate comes from the parts in- and sol, where sol means 'sun' and appears in the word solar. So to insolate is to put or leave something in the sun, to expose it to sunlight.