TEPEFY

Etymology

Verb

tepefy (third-person singular simple present tepefies, present participle tepefying, simple past and past participle tepefied)

(transitive) To cause to become tepid

(intransitive) To become tepid

Source: Wiktionary


Tep"e*fy, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Tepefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Tepefying.] Etym: [L. tepere to be tepid + -fy; cf. L. tepefacere. See Tepid.]

Definition: To make or become tepid, or moderately warm. Goldsmith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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