meaning of anneal2

1. To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
2.
To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.
3.
toughen steel or glass by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper ">glass"


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