tepefy

/ ˌtɛpɪˈfækʃən; ˈtɛpɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to make or become tepid

Derived Forms

• tepefaction, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tepefy¹

C17: from Latin tepēre

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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