Intenerate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intenerate \In*ten"er*ate\ ([i^]n*t[e^]n"[~e]r*[asl]t), a.
     Made tender or soft; softened. [Obs.]
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