ANNEAL Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word anneal. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| temper | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a sudden outburst of anger • a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling • a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger • the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking verb • bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling • harden by reheating and cooling in oil • adjust the pitch (of pianos) • make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else • change by restraining or moderating | ||||||
| amalgamate | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • joined together into a whole verb • to bring or combine together or with something else | ||||||
| fortify | verbv | |||||
verb • make strong or stronger • enclose by or as if by a fortification • prepare oneself for a military confrontation • add nutrients to • add alcohol to (beverages) | ||||||
| harden | verbv | |||||
verb • become hard or harder • make hard or harder • harden by reheating and cooling in oil • make healthy • cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | ||||||
| reinforce | verbv | |||||
verb • make stronger • strengthen and support with rewards | ||||||
| settle | verbv | |||||
noun • a long wooden bench with a back verb • settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground • bring to an end; settle conclusively • settle conclusively; come to terms • take up residence and become established • come to terms • go under • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style • become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet • establish or develop as a residence • come to rest • arrange or fix in the desired order • accept despite lack of complete satisfaction • end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement • dispose of; make a financial settlement • become clear by the sinking of particles • cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) • sink down or precipitate • fix firmly • get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury • make final; put the last touches on; put into final form • form a community • come as if by falling | ||||||
| solidify | verbv | |||||
verb • make solid or more solid; cause to solidify • become solid | ||||||
| stabilize | verbv | |||||
verb • make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium • support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace • become stable or more stable | ||||||
| strengthen | verbv | |||||
verb • make strong or stronger • gain strength • give a healthy elasticity to | ||||||
| toughen | verbv | |||||
verb • make tough or tougher | ||||||
| indurate | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • emotionally hardened verb • become fixed or established • make hard or harder • become hard or harder • cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | ||||||
| normalize | verbv | |||||
verb • become normal or return to its normal state • make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard • bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling | ||||||
| ruggedize | verbv | |||||
verb • produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage | ||||||
