Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb solarize

4 senses of solarize

Sense 1
solarize, solarise -- (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)
       => develop -- (make visible by means of chemical solutions; "Please develop this roll of film for me")

Sense 2
solarize, solarise -- (become overexposed; "The film solarized")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")

Sense 3
solarize, solarise -- (overexpose to sunlight; "be careful not to solarize the photographic film")
       => overexpose -- (expose to too much light; "the photographic film was overexposed and there is no image")

Sense 4
sun, insolate, solarize, solarise -- (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")
       => expose -- (expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine")