Definition of INSOLATE

insolate

Verb

Verb Forms: insolated, insolating, insolates

  • To expose something to the sun's rays.
  • expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
    • "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"
  • To dry in, or expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure.

Examples

  • He preferred to INSOLATE his Scrabble board by playing near a sunny window.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

solarise, solarize, sun

Scrabble Score: 8

insolate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
insolate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
insolate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

insolate: valid Words With Friends Word