tepefy

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verb

To cause to become tepid

OriginLatin tepefacĕre →
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Meanings

verbtepefy (third-person singular simple present tepefies, present participle tepefying, simple past and past participle tepefied)

present singular third person tepefies · participle present tepefying · participle past tepefied · past tepefied · alternative tepify

  1. transitiveTo cause to become tepid
  2. intransitiveTo become tepid

Origin

  1. Latintepefacĕre
  2. Englishtepefy

From Latin tepefacĕre, from tepere (“to be warm”) and facĕre (“to make”).

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APA

tepefy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tepefy

MLA

“tepefy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tepefy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tepefy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tepefy.

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