zakalit — meaning in English

English meaning

• anneal verb To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
• muddle verb To mix things up in a confusing way, or to think in a confused, unclear manner.
• quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.

Senses

zakalit is used for these senses in English:

• anneal (figurative, archaic, or, poetic) To strengthen or harden.
• muddle To make turbid or muddy.
• quench (transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.

anneal — full definition

1. verb To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
2. verb To cool glass slowly, to minimize internal stress.
3. verb To burn colors onto a glass or other surface.
4. verb To make a double-stranded nucleic acid by pairing a single strand with a complementary strand.

muddle — full definition

1. verb To mix things up in a confusing way, or to think in a confused, unclear manner.
2. verb To crush ingredients (such as mint or fruit) in the bottom of a glass when making a cocktail.
3. noun A state of confusion or disorder.

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