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braze
to solder metals together
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braze 1
(brāz)tr.v. brazed, braz·ing, braz·es
1. To make of or decorate with brass.
2. To make hard like brass.
[Middle English brasen, from Old English brasian, from bræs, brass.]
braze 2
(brāz)tr.v. brazed, braz·ing, braz·es
To solder (two pieces of metal) together using a hard solder with a high melting point.
[Probably from French braser, from Old French, to burn, from brese, hot coal, of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]
braz′er n.
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braze
(breɪz)vb (tr)
1. (Metallurgy) to decorate with, make like, or make of brass
2. to make like brass, as in hardness
[Old English bræsen, from bræs brass]
braze
(breɪz)vb
(General Engineering) (tr) to make a joint between (two metal surfaces) by fusing a layer of brass or high-melting solder between them
n
(General Engineering) the high-melting solder or alloy used in brazing
[C16: from Old French: to burn, of Germanic origin; see braise]
ˈbrazer n
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braze1
(breɪz)v.t. brazed, braz•ing.
1. to make of brass.
2. to cover or ornament with or as if with brass.
3. to make brasslike.
[before 1000; Middle English brasen, Old English bræsian; see brass]
braze2
(breɪz)v.t. brazed, braz•ing.
to unite (metal objects) at high temperatures by applying any of various nonferrous solders.
[1575–85; < French braser, akin to braise live coals; see braise]
braz′er, n.
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braze
Past participle: brazed
Gerund: brazing
| Imperative |
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| braze |
| braze |
| Present |
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| I braze |
| you braze |
| he/she/it brazes |
| we braze |
| you braze |
| they braze |
| Preterite |
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| I brazed |
| you brazed |
| he/she/it brazed |
| we brazed |
| you brazed |
| they brazed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am brazing |
| you are brazing |
| he/she/it is brazing |
| we are brazing |
| you are brazing |
| they are brazing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have brazed |
| you have brazed |
| he/she/it has brazed |
| we have brazed |
| you have brazed |
| they have brazed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was brazing |
| you were brazing |
| he/she/it was brazing |
| we were brazing |
| you were brazing |
| they were brazing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had brazed |
| you had brazed |
| he/she/it had brazed |
| we had brazed |
| you had brazed |
| they had brazed |
| Future |
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| I will braze |
| you will braze |
| he/she/it will braze |
| we will braze |
| you will braze |
| they will braze |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have brazed |
| you will have brazed |
| he/she/it will have brazed |
| we will have brazed |
| you will have brazed |
| they will have brazed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be brazing |
| you will be brazing |
| he/she/it will be brazing |
| we will be brazing |
| you will be brazing |
| they will be brazing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been brazing |
| you have been brazing |
| he/she/it has been brazing |
| we have been brazing |
| you have been brazing |
| they have been brazing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been brazing |
| you will have been brazing |
| he/she/it will have been brazing |
| we will have been brazing |
| you will have been brazing |
| they will have been brazing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been brazing |
| you had been brazing |
| he/she/it had been brazing |
| we had been brazing |
| you had been brazing |
| they had been brazing |
| Conditional |
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| I would braze |
| you would braze |
| he/she/it would braze |
| we would braze |
| you would braze |
| they would braze |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have brazed |
| you would have brazed |
| he/she/it would have brazed |
| we would have brazed |
| you would have brazed |
| they would have brazed |
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Verb 1. braze - solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point
solder - join or fuse with solder; "solder these two pipes together"
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