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in⋅so⋅late

[in-soh-leyt]
–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.

Origin:
1615–25; < L insōlātus ptp. of insōlāre to place in the sun. See in- 2 , soli- 2 , -ate 1
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in·so·late   (ĭn'sō-lāt', ĭn-sō'-)   
tr.v.   in·so·lat·ed, in·so·lat·ing, in·so·lates
To expose to sunlight.

[Latin īnsōlāre, īnsōlāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + sōl, sun; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots.]
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