intenerate

intenerate [in-ten-uh-reyt] ExamplesWord Origin verb (used with object), in·ten·er·at·ed, in·ten·er·at·ing.

1. to make soft or tender; soften.

Origin of intenerate 1585–95; in-2 + Latin tener tender1 + -ate1 Related formsin·ten·er·a·tion, noun Examples from the Web for intenerate Historical Examples of 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, 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

1. (tr) rare to soften or make tender

Derived Formsinteneration, nounWord Origin for intenerate C16: from in- ² + Latin tener delicate, tender 1