2syllables
anneal
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Definitions ofanneal
1noun
- An act of annealing.
1verb
- To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
- To cool glass slowly, to minimize internal stress.
- To burn colors onto a glass or other surface.
- To make a double-stranded nucleic acid by pairing a single strand with a complementary strand.
- To strengthen or harden.
Example: "The experience annealed them, strengthening their resolve."
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