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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.

Nearby words

  1. intendant,
  2. intended,
  3. intendency,
  4. intending,
  5. intendment,
  6. intens,
  7. intens.,
  8. intense,
  9. intensely,
  10. intensification

Origin of intenerate

1585–95; in-2 + Latin tener tender1 + -ate1
Related formsin·ten·er·a·tion, noun
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Examples 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|Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • 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 Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for intenerate

intenerate

/ (ɪnˈtɛnəˌreɪt) /

verb

(tr) rare to soften or make tender
Derived Formsinteneration, noun

Word Origin for intenerate

C16: from in- ² + Latin tener delicate, tender 1
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