solarize

Verb

• 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
    

• overexpose to sunlight
  • be careful not to solarize the photographic film
    

• become overexposed
  • The film solarized
    

• 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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  sun , insolate , solarise