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braze
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1braze

transitive verb \ˈbrāz\
brazed braz·ing

Definition of BRAZE

archaic
: harden

Origin of BRAZE

irregular from brass
First Known Use: 1602

Rhymes with BRAZE

baize, blaze, braise, chaise, craze, days, daze, faze, fraise, gaze, glaze, graze, Hays, haze, lase, laze, maize, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, praise, raise, raze, vase, ways

2braze

transitive verb
brazed braz·ing

Definition of BRAZE

: to solder with a nonferrous alloy having a lower melting point than the metals being joined
— braz·er noun

Origin of BRAZE

French braser, from Old French, to burn, from breze hot coals — more at braise
First Known Use: 1677

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