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annealer

Variant of anneal

transitive verb

  1. Obsolete to fire or glaze, as in a kiln
  2. to heat (glass, metals, etc.) and then cool, sometimes slowly, to prevent brittleness
  3. to strengthen and temper (the mind, will, etc.)

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