intenerate

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Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtɛnəɹeɪt/

Definition of intenerate

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verb

(transitive)To soften; tenderize.

“Fear intenerates the heart.”
“So have I seen the little purls of a stream […] intenerate the stubborn pavement.”
“Unable to resist these intenerating considerations, his regrets, lively at first, melt at last, melt quite away and pass over, softly, into the celebrated conviction that all is well, or at least for the best.”

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From New Latin intenerātus, perfect passive participle of intenerō (from tener (“tender”)), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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