ə̇n.ˈtenəˌrāt transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: in- (II) + Latin tener soft, tender + English -ate — more at tender
: to make tender or sensitive : soften
contrives to intenerate the granite — R.W.Emerson
• in·ten·er·a·tion ə̇n.ˌtenəˈrāshən noun -s