Fear intenerates the heart. --Bp. Hall.
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So have I seen the little purls of a stream . . . intenerate the stubborn pavement. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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
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
Inteneration — In*ten er*a tion ([i^]n*t[e^]n [ e]r*[=a] sh[u^]n), n. The act or process of intenerating, or the state of being intenerated; softening. [R.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intenerate — inteneration, n. /in ten euh rayt /, v.t., intenerated, intenerating. to make soft or tender; soften. [1585 95; IN 2 + L tener TENDER1 + ATE1] * * * … Universalium
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
