- to reverse (an image) partially, as from negative to positive, by exposure to light during development.
- to adapt (a building) to the use of solar energy: We hope to solarize our house within five years.
- to affect by sunlight.
- (of material) to become injured by overexposure.
- to treat by exposure to the sun's rays
- to reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light after developing and washing, and then redeveloping
- to expose (a patient) to the therapeutic effects of solar or ultraviolet light
