INTENERATE

intenerate. Intenerate, v.t. to make tender or soft, ob.

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In‐ten″er‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intenerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Intenerating.] [[Pref. in- in + L. tener soft, tender. See Tender, a.]] To make tender or sensitive; to soften. Fear intenerates the heart. Bp. Hall. So have I seen the little purls of a stream . . . intenerate the stubborn pavement. Jer. Taylor.