solarize

verb

1. (transitive)To subject to solarization.
2. (dated, transitive)To overexpose.
3. (dated, intransitive)To become overexposed.
4. To treat soil by covering with plastic and exposing to sunlight.

   “In areas with abundant sunlight, you can solarize the soil to disinfect it of fungi, bacteria, nematodes, and even weed seeds (see page 83).”

   “The best time to solarize is when the sun is at its hottest, at mid summer.”

   “Another even more effective method is to heavily douse the area with common grocery store vinegar (white or apple cider), and then cover it with plastic and solarize it for two weeks. If after two weeks you still have problems, apply more vinegar and solarize for the rest of the summer and try again next year. Remember to clean the land before you solarize.”

5. To convert to using solar energy.

   “Other factors come into play when trying to solarize a home.”

   “In 2006, China passed the United States to become the world's third largest producer of the cells, after Germany and Japan -- the latter two being the two most solarized nations in the world.”

   “The development of the technology of utility grid feedback and the study of its economics give rise to the hope of a solarized society with homes completely powered by photovoltaic solar electric arrays and electric cars run off the sun's energy.”