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| an·neal [ ə nl ] (past and past participle an·nealed, present participle an·neal·ing, 3rd person present singular an·neals) |
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1. transitive verb make something more resolute: to make something, especially an opinion, a feeling, or an intention, stronger, firmer, or more resolute
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2. transitive and intransitive verb metallurgy craft make something stronger through heating: to subject an alloy, metal, or glass to a process of heating and slow cooling to make it tougher and less brittle
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3. transitive and intransitive verb cell biology separate strands of nucleic acid: to subject nucleic acid to a process of heating and cooling in order to separate its strands
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| [ Old English onǣlan< ǣlan "burn" < Germanic] |
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