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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Simmer \Sim"mer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Simmered; p. pr. & vb.
      n. Simmering.] [Prov. E. also simper; -- an onomatopoetic
      word.]
      To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.
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            I simmer as liquor doth on the fire before it beginneth
            to boil.                                 --Palsgrave.
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2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Simmer \Sim"mer\, v. t.
      To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or
      just to the boiling point.
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