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anneal

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of anneal

to make stronger (as through hardship)

She was annealed by the tragedies of her childhood.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of anneal

fortify, harden, indurate, inure, season, steel, strengthen, toughen

acclimate, acclimatize, adapt, adjust

invigorate, vitalize

bolster, boost, brace, buttress, enforce, forearm, prop (up), reinforce (also reenforce), support

break in, limber (up), train

accustom, condition, habituate, naturalize

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of anneal

enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, sap, weaken

cripple, debilitate, hamstring, incapacitate

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