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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, intensely, intensifier, intensify
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How to use intenerate in a sentence
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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