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braze

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[ breyz ]
/ breɪz /
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verb (used with object), brazed, braz·ing.
to make of brass.
to cover or ornament with or as if with brass.
to make brasslike.
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Origin of braze

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before 1000; Middle English brasen,Old English bræsian;see brass

Other definitions for braze (2 of 2)

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[ breyz ]
/ breɪz /

verb (used with object), brazed, braz·ing.Metallurgy.
to unite (metal objects) at high temperatures by applying any of various nonferrous solders.

Origin of braze

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1575–85; <French braser to solder (MF), burn (Old French ) <Germanic; compare Swedish brasa,Danish brase to roast; see braise

OTHER WORDS FROM braze

brazer, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for braze (1 of 2)

braze1
/ (breɪz) /

verb (tr)
to decorate with, make like, or make of brass
to make like brass, as in hardness

Word Origin for braze

Old English bræsen, from bræs brass

British Dictionary definitions for braze (2 of 2)

braze2
/ (breɪz) /

verb
(tr) to make a joint between (two metal surfaces) by fusing a layer of brass or high-melting solder between them
noun
the high-melting solder or alloy used in brazing

Derived forms of braze

brazer, noun

Word Origin for braze

C16: from Old French: to burn, of Germanic origin; see braise
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