[soh-luh-rahyz] 
verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.| 1. | Photography. to reverse (an image) partially, as from negative to positive, by exposure to light during development. |
| 2. | to adapt (a building) to the use of solar energy: We hope to solarize our house within five years. |
| 3. | to affect by sunlight. |
| 4. | Photography. (of material) to become injured by overexposure. |
| so·lar·ize (sō'lə-rīz') v. so·lar·ized, so·lar·iz·ing, so·lar·iz·es v. tr. To affect by exposing to the sun's rays. v. intr. To be overexposed. Used of photographic film. so'lar·i·za'tion (-lər-ĭ-zā'shən) n. |
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