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Webster 1913 Edition

Insolate

In′so-late

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Insolated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Insolating
.]
[L.
insolatus
, p. p. of
insolare
to expose to the sun; pref.
in-
in +
sol
the sun.]
To dry in, or to expose to, the sun’s rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure.
Johnson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Insolate

IN'SOLATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. insolo; in and sol,the sun.]
To dry in the sun's rays; to expose to the heat of the sun; to ripen or prepare by exposure to the sun.

Definition 2024

insolate

insolate

English

Verb

insolate ‎(third-person singular simple present insolates, present participle insolating, simple past and past participle insolated)

  1. (transitive) To dry in, or expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure.
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Etymology

From Latin insolatus, past participle of insolare ‎(“to expose to the sun”), from in- ‎(“in”) + sol ‎(“the sun”).

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