intenerate

[ in-ten-uh-reyt ]

verb (used with object),in·ten·er·at·ed, in·ten·er·at·ing.
  1. to make soft or tender; soften.

Origin of intenerate

1
1585–95; in-2 + Latin tenertender1 + -ate1

Other words from intenerate

  • in·ten·er·a·tion, noun

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How to use intenerate in a sentence

  • However, I am not in search of stocks, but the wild fruit itself, whose fierce gust has suffered no "inteneration."

    Excursions and Poems | Henry David Thoreau

British Dictionary definitions for intenerate

intenerate

/ (ɪnˈtɛnəˌreɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) rare to soften or make tender

Origin of intenerate

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

Derived forms of intenerate

  • inteneration, noun

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