atezar

A literary, somewhat dated verb meaning to tan or darken the skin from sun exposure — atezado por el sol describes deeply tanned or weathered skin, often a sailor's or farmer's. Modern everyday Spanish uses broncear(se) instead.

• El sol del Caribe le atezó la piel en pocos días. — The Caribbean sun darkened his skin within days.
• Tenía el rostro atezado de tantos años en el campo. — His face was weathered and tanned from years working the fields.
• El marinero llevaba la piel atezada por la sal y el sol. — The sailor's skin was tanned and weathered by salt and sun.

Using atezar for a casual beach tan — it carries a literary, weathered connotation; broncearse is what a modern speaker would say for getting a tan on vacation.

Often confused with broncear.