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transitive. Originally: †to soften (metal) by intense heat (obsolete). In later use: to join (pieces of metal) while softened by heat, to weld; also…
To subject (metal) to partial fusion; to fasten or join by applying heat so as to produce partial fusion; in Metallurgy, to heat so as to melt and…