tepefy

English

Alternative forms

• tepify

Etymology

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

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To cause to become tepid
2. (intransitive) To become tepid

Related terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tep- (0 c, 8 e)