tepefy

/ (ˈtɛpɪˌfaɪ) /


verb-fies, -fying or -fied
  1. to make or become tepid

Origin of tepefy

1
C17: from Latin tepēre

Derived forms of tepefy

  • tepefaction (ˌtɛpɪˈfækʃən), noun

Words Nearby tepefy

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How to use tepefy in a sentence

  • With this Alfred, however, he was conscious of a glacial current, which not all the young man's cordiality could tepefy.

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