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SOLARIZE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does solarize mean?
• SOLARIZE (verb)
The verb SOLARIZE has 4 senses:
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
4. expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
Familiarity information: SOLARIZE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Past simple: solarized
Past participle: solarized
-ing form: solarizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
solarise; solarize
Hypernyms (to "solarize" is one way to...):
develop (make visible by means of chemical solutions)
Verb group:
solarise; solarize (overexpose to sunlight)
solarise; solarize (become overexposed)
Domain category:
photography; picture taking (the act of taking and printing photographs)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Become overexposed
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
solarise; solarize
Context example:
The film solarized
Hypernyms (to "solarize" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Verb group:
solarise; solarize (overexpose to sunlight)
solarise; solarize (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)
Domain category:
photography; picture taking (the act of taking and printing photographs)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 3
Meaning:
Overexpose to sunlight
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
solarise; solarize
Context example:
be careful not to solarize the photographic film
Hypernyms (to "solarize" is one way to...):
overexpose (expose to too much light)
Verb group:
solarise; solarize (become overexposed)
solarise; solarize (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)
Domain category:
photography; picture taking (the act of taking and printing photographs)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
insolate; solarise; solarize; sun
Context example:
These herbs suffer when sunned
Hypernyms (to "solarize" is one way to...):
expose (expose or make accessible to some action or influence)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
solarization (exposure to the rays of the sun)
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