intenerate

[in-ten-uh-reyt]

verb (used with object), in·ten·er·at·ed, in·ten·er·at·ing.

to make soft or tender; soften.

Origin of intenerate

1585–95; in-² + Latin tener tender¹ + -ate¹

Related formsin·ten·er·a·tion, noun

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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
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

British Dictionary definitions for intenerate

intenerate

verb

(tr) rare to soften or make tender

Derived Formsinteneration, noun

Word Origin

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

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Thus she contrives to intenerate the granite and felspar, takes the boar out and puts the lamb in and keeps her balance true.

Thus she contrives to intenerate the granite and felspar, takes the boar out and puts the lamb in, and keeps her balance true.

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