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To make tender or sensitive; to soften.

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  1. a. To make tender or sensitive; to soften.
  2. a. Made tender or soft; softened.
  3. 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. Made tender or soft; softened. [Obs.]
  4. a. To make tender or sensitive; to soften. a. Made tender or soft; softened.