Definition & Meaning of "anneal"in English

to anneal

to heat and then slowly cool a material to make it stronger or less brittle

Transitive: to anneal a material

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

Action verb

Regular

Present tense

anneal

3rd person singular

anneals

Present participle

annealing

Past simple

annealed

Past participle

annealed

Examples

The blacksmith annealed the blade for strength.

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