The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tepefy \Tep"e*fy\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Tepefied; p. pr. &
vb. n. Tepefying.] [L. tepere to be tepid + -fy; cf. L.
tepefacere. See Tepid.]
To make or become tepid, or moderately warm. --Goldsmith.
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