intenerate
[ in-ten-uh-reyt ]
/ ɪnˈtɛn əˌreɪt /
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verb (used with object), in·ten·er·at·ed, in·ten·er·at·ing.
to make soft or tender; soften.
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OTHER WORDS FROM intenerate
in·ten·er·a·tion, nounWords nearby intenerate
intendant, intended, intendency, intending, intendment, intenerate, Intens, intense, intensifier, intensify, intension
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Example sentences from the Web for intenerate
Thus she contrives to intenerate the granite and felspar, takes the boar out and puts the lamb in and keeps her balance true.
Essays, First Series|Ralph Waldo EmersonThe verb intenerate tried to turn out soften; and deturpate to take the place of defile.
A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 (of 2)|John Miller Dow MeiklejohnThus she contrives to intenerate the granite and felspar, takes the boar out and puts the lamb in, and keeps her balance true.
Essays|Ralph Waldo Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for intenerate
intenerate
/ (ɪnˈtɛnəˌreɪt) /
verb
(tr) rare to soften or make tender
Derived forms of intenerate
inteneration, nounWord Origin for intenerate
C16: from in- ² + Latin tener delicate, tender 1
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