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anneal

verb

/əˈniːl/

Meaning

To heat and cool metal or glass to make it stronger or less brittle.

The blacksmith annealed the steel to improve its durability.

temper, toughen, strengthen, harden

weaken, soften

anneal glass, anneal steel, anneal process, anneal metal

to give knowledge or instruction to someone; to show how to do something

to force something to be accepted or done

to honor as holy; to make sacred or greatly respected

To be a sign of something to come; to predict or foretell.

to state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

to receive willingly; to believe or come to recognize