v. t.
Fear intenerates the heart. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
So have I seen the little purls of a stream . . . intenerate the stubborn pavement. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Made tender or soft; softened. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act or process of intenerating, or the state of being intenerated; softening. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. tener, -eris, tender, delicate. ] (Zool.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a condition assumed by the imago of certain Neuroptera, after exclusion from the pupa. In this state the insect is soft, and has not fully attained its mature coloring. [ 1913 Webster ]