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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it [syn: solarize, solarise]
2: become overexposed; "The film solarized" [syn: solarize, solarise]
3: overexpose to sunlight; "be careful not to solarize the photographic film" [syn: solarize, solarise]
4: 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" [syn: sun, insolate, solarize, solarise]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1853 1. a. to affect by the action of the sun's rays b. to expose to sunlight 2. to subject (photographic materials) to solarization

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.intr. & tr. (also -ise) Photog. undergo or cause to undergo change in the relative darkness of parts of an image by long exposure. Derivatives: solarization n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Solarize So"lar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solarized; p. pr. & vb. n. Solarizing.] (Photog.) To injure by too long exposure to the light of the sun in the camera; to burn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Solarize So"lar*ize, v. i. (Photog.) To become injured by undue or too long exposure to the sun's rays in the camera.