What does anneal mean?
To heat and then cool (a metal or glass) in order to relieve internal stresses and make it stronger or more stable. To subject (a material) to a process of heating and cooling in order to relieve internal stresses and make it stronger or more stable.
Example
"The engineer annealed the metal to remove any internal stresses that might cause it to break."
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