intransitive verb. To subject (glass or metal) to a process of heating and slow cooling in order to toughen and reduce brittleness.

intransitive verb. To strengthen or harden.

intransitive verb. To become strengthened or hardened.

Same as aneal.

Originally, to set on fire; kindle.

To heat, fire, bake, or fuse, as glass, earthenware, ores, etc.

To heat, as glass, earthenware, or metals, in order to fix colors; enamel.

To treat, as glass, earthenware, or metals, by heating and gradually cooling, so as to toughen them and remove their brittleness.

transitive verb. 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.

transitive verb. To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.

verb. To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.

verb. To strengthen or harden.

verb. bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling

"(For the record: I pronounce it like the word "anneal", used in glassmaking.)"

annealed  annealing  

harden  indurate  

Biel  Brasil  Camille  Cecile  Cele  

cold/room  front-panel  momentary-contact  officinal  standalone  

bake  temper  toughen  

annealed  annealing  anneals