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† ˈcalefy, v. Obs.
Also calify.
[ad. med.L. caleficāre, f. calēre to be hot; see -fy.]
1. trans. To make warm or hot; to warm, heat. Also absol. Hence ˈcalefied ppl. a.
1526Pilgr. Perf. (1531) 31 This spirituall sterre of grace..calefyeth [marg. warmeth] & illumyneth our soules. 1599A. M. Gabelhouer's Bk. Physick 13/1 Take the kernelles of wallnuttes, lay them in calefyede water. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 38 Which taken alone do greatly calefy.
2. intr. To become warm.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 51 Crystall will calefy unto electricity, that is a power to attract strawes or light bodies. 1658R. Franck North. Mem. (1821) 350 Soils, which calify and indurate by the Sun's reflection. |