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insolate

in·so·late

uncommon

verb

1.

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”
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First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin insōlātus, perfect passive participle of insōlō (“to expose to the sun”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + sōl (“the sun”) + -ō.

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