insolate

[ in-soh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, in·so·lat·ed, in·so·lat·ing.

1. to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.

insolate

/ ˈɪnsəʊˌleɪt /

verb

1. tr to expose to sunlight, as for bleaching

Other Words From

• un·inso·lated adjective
• un·inso·lating adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of insolate¹

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin insōlātus, past participle of insōlāre “to place in the sun”; in- ², soli- ², -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of insolate¹

C17: from Latin insōlāre to place in the sun, from in- ² + sōl sun

Example Sentences

As Harvey approached Texas, George and volunteers scoured the beach and collected about 280 eggs that waited out the storm indoors, inside insolated containers.

From Seattle Times

Today, the IT environment of financial services companies is not insolated as it used to be and includes anyone in the world with Internet access.

From Forbes

The abbot's house is a large stone building, occupied by several families, and near it is a singular chapel, or oratory, being a long arched edifice, with a insolated stone altar near the east end.

From Project Gutenberg

If, for example, one electrical grid is infected with a computer virus, you would want to insolate it from other electrical grids in the U.S.

From Scientific American

Benevolence, gratitude, complacency and heroism are not exercised in an insolated condition—they are called out only in mutual associations with our fellow-men.

From Project Gutenberg