intenerate

intenerate
/in ten"euh rayt'/, v.t., intenerated, intenerating.
to make soft or tender; soften.
[1585-95; IN-2 + L tener TENDER1 + -ATE1]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Intenerate — 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. [1913 Webster] Fear intenerates the heart. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Intenerate — In*ten er*ate ([i^]n*t[e^]n [ e]r*[asl]t), a. Made tender or soft; softened. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • intenerate — [in ten′ər āt΄] vt. intenerated, intenerating [ IN 1 + L tener, TENDER1 + ATE1] Rare to make tender or soft inteneration n …   English World dictionary

  • intenerate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: 2in + Latin tener soft, tender more at tender Date: 1576 to make tender ; soften • inteneration noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • intenerate — verb To soften; tenderize …   Wiktionary

  • intenerate — in·ten·er·ate …   English syllables

  • intenerate — in•ten•er•ate [[t]ɪnˈtɛn əˌreɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing to make soft or tender; soften • Etymology: 1585–95; in II+ L tener tender I+ ate I …   From formal English to slang

  • intenerate —   v.t. soften.    ♦ inteneration, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • intenerate — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Intenerated — Intenerate 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. [1913 Webster] Fear intenerates the heart. Bp. Hall.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”