Meaning & use
anneal
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To heat a material, especially metal or glass, and then cool it slowly to make it stronger and less brittle.
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The blacksmith annealed the steel before shaping it into a blade.
Glassmakers anneal each piece to prevent it from cracking later.
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A technical term from metallurgy and glassmaking; used figuratively to describe strengthening character through hardship.
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