Insolate (Verb)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The museum curator carefully avoided insolating the ancient artifact as it could lead to irreversible damage.
- The intense sunlight on the island tended to insolate the delicate leaves of the rare plants.
- Repeatedly insolated by strong UV rays, the canvas began to lose its original brightness over time.
- Leaving the books on the windowsill can cause them to be insolated, ultimately leading to wear.
- Overexposure to the scorching desert sun insolated the sensitive skin of the travelers, resulting in severe sunburn.