anneal

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Synonyms: annual, annal, anteal, annexal, aneal

Antonyms: annual, annal, anteal, annexal, aneal

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Verb

1. 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.
2. To cool glass slowly, to minimize internal stress.
3. To burn colors onto a glass or other surface.
4. To make a double-stranded nucleic acid by pairing a single strand with a complementary strand.
5. To strengthen or harden.
   • The experience annealed them, strengthening their resolve.

Noun

1. An act of annealing.

Verb

1. Alternative form of anele (“anoint”).

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