insolate (redirected from insolates)

in·so·late  (ns-lt, n-s-)

tr.v. in·so·lat·ed, in·so·lat·ing, in·so·lates

To expose to sunlight.

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[Latin nslre, nslt- : in-, in; see in-² + sl, sun; see swel- in Indo-European roots.]

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insolate [ˈɪnsəʊˌleɪt]

vb

(tr) to expose to sunlight, as for bleaching

[from Latin insōlāre to place in the sun, from in-² + sōl sun]

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Verb

1.

insolate - 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" sun, solarise, solarize expose - expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine"